diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
index 4723a0bd5067..a23628f390c9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
@@ -1182,8 +1182,7 @@ void  rtl92e_fill_tx_desc(struct net_device *dev, struct tx_desc *pdesc,
 			  struct cb_desc *cb_desc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct r8192_priv *priv = rtllib_priv(dev);
-	dma_addr_t mapping = pci_map_single(priv->pdev, skb->data, skb->len,
-			 PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+	dma_addr_t mapping;
 	struct tx_fwinfo_8190pci *pTxFwInfo;
 
 	pTxFwInfo = (struct tx_fwinfo_8190pci *)skb->data;
@@ -1194,8 +1193,6 @@ void  rtl92e_fill_tx_desc(struct net_device *dev, struct tx_desc *pdesc,
 	pTxFwInfo->Short = _rtl92e_query_is_short(pTxFwInfo->TxHT,
 						  pTxFwInfo->TxRate, cb_desc);
 
-	if (pci_dma_mapping_error(priv->pdev, mapping))
-		netdev_err(dev, "%s(): DMA Mapping error\n", __func__);
 	if (cb_desc->bAMPDUEnable) {
 		pTxFwInfo->AllowAggregation = 1;
 		pTxFwInfo->RxMF = cb_desc->ampdu_factor;
@@ -1230,6 +1227,14 @@ void  rtl92e_fill_tx_desc(struct net_device *dev, struct tx_desc *pdesc,
 	}
 
 	memset((u8 *)pdesc, 0, 12);
+
+	mapping = pci_map_single(priv->pdev, skb->data, skb->len,
+				 PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+	if (pci_dma_mapping_error(priv->pdev, mapping)) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "%s(): DMA Mapping error\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	pdesc->LINIP = 0;
 	pdesc->CmdInit = 1;
 	pdesc->Offset = sizeof(struct tx_fwinfo_8190pci) + 8;