diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c
index 8ec17aad0e52..fad616a0fa37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static void rtl8180_handle_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	struct rtl8180_priv *priv = dev->priv;
 	unsigned int count = 32;
 	u8 signal, agc, sq;
+	dma_addr_t mapping;
 
 	while (count--) {
 		struct rtl8180_rx_desc *entry = &priv->rx_ring[priv->rx_idx];
@@ -128,6 +129,17 @@ static void rtl8180_handle_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 			if (unlikely(!new_skb))
 				goto done;
 
+			mapping = pci_map_single(priv->pdev,
+					       skb_tail_pointer(new_skb),
+					       MAX_RX_SIZE, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+
+			if (pci_dma_mapping_error(priv->pdev, mapping)) {
+				kfree_skb(new_skb);
+				dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev, "RX DMA map error\n");
+
+				goto done;
+			}
+
 			pci_unmap_single(priv->pdev,
 					 *((dma_addr_t *)skb->cb),
 					 MAX_RX_SIZE, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
@@ -158,9 +170,7 @@ static void rtl8180_handle_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 
 			skb = new_skb;
 			priv->rx_buf[priv->rx_idx] = skb;
-			*((dma_addr_t *) skb->cb) =
-				pci_map_single(priv->pdev, skb_tail_pointer(skb),
-					       MAX_RX_SIZE, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+			*((dma_addr_t *) skb->cb) = mapping;
 		}
 
 	done: