diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
index 777cd74921d7..38bc5a7997ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
@@ -409,7 +409,10 @@ static inline
 				struct b43_dmadesc_meta *meta)
 {
 	if (meta->skb) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(meta->skb);
+		if (ring->tx)
+			ieee80211_free_txskb(ring->dev->wl->hw, meta->skb);
+		else
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(meta->skb);
 		meta->skb = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -1454,7 +1457,7 @@ int b43_dma_tx(struct b43_wldev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (unlikely(err == -ENOKEY)) {
 		/* Drop this packet, as we don't have the encryption key
 		 * anymore and must not transmit it unencrypted. */
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(dev->wl->hw, skb);
 		err = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index ddd6a4f78097..16ab280359bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -3397,7 +3397,7 @@ static void b43_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 				break;
 			}
 			if (unlikely(err))
-				dev_kfree_skb(skb); /* Drop it */
+				ieee80211_free_txskb(wl->hw, skb);
 			err = 0;
 		}
 
@@ -3419,7 +3419,7 @@ static void b43_op_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	if (unlikely(skb->len < 2 + 2 + 6)) {
 		/* Too short, this can't be a valid frame. */
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
 		return;
 	}
 	B43_WARN_ON(skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags);
@@ -4229,8 +4229,12 @@ redo:
 
 	/* Drain all TX queues. */
 	for (queue_num = 0; queue_num < B43_QOS_QUEUE_NUM; queue_num++) {
-		while (skb_queue_len(&wl->tx_queue[queue_num]))
-			dev_kfree_skb(skb_dequeue(&wl->tx_queue[queue_num]));
+		while (skb_queue_len(&wl->tx_queue[queue_num])) {
+			struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+			skb = skb_dequeue(&wl->tx_queue[queue_num]);
+			ieee80211_free_txskb(wl->hw, skb);
+		}
 	}
 
 	b43_mac_suspend(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
index 3533ab86bd36..a73ff8c9deb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void b43_pio_cancel_tx_packets(struct b43_pio_txqueue *q)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(q->packets); i++) {
 		pack = &(q->packets[i]);
 		if (pack->skb) {
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(pack->skb);
+			ieee80211_free_txskb(q->dev->wl->hw, pack->skb);
 			pack->skb = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ int b43_pio_tx(struct b43_wldev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (unlikely(err == -ENOKEY)) {
 		/* Drop this packet, as we don't have the encryption key
 		 * anymore and must not transmit it unencrypted. */
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(dev->wl->hw, skb);
 		err = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}