diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index a0cd51f28596..2c6aefad3728 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1017,6 +1017,8 @@ static void ath_tx_fill_desc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 	while (bf) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb = bf->bf_mpdu;
 		struct ath_frame_info *fi = get_frame_info(skb);
+		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
+		int padpos, padsize;
 
 		info.type = get_hw_packet_type(skb);
 		if (bf->bf_next)
@@ -1024,8 +1026,20 @@ static void ath_tx_fill_desc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 		else
 			info.link = 0;
 
-		info.buf_addr[0] = bf->bf_buf_addr;
-		info.buf_len[0] = skb->len;
+		if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA) {
+			hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+			padpos = ath9k_cmn_padpos(hdr->frame_control);
+			padsize = padpos & 3;
+
+			info.buf_addr[0] = bf->bf_buf_addr;
+			info.buf_len[0] = padpos + padsize;
+			info.buf_addr[1] = info.buf_addr[0] + padpos;
+			info.buf_len[1] = skb->len - padpos;
+		} else {
+			info.buf_addr[0] = bf->bf_buf_addr;
+			info.buf_len[0] = skb->len;
+		}
+
 		info.pkt_len = fi->framelen;
 		info.keyix = fi->keyix;
 		info.keytype = fi->keytype;
@@ -1878,15 +1892,17 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(sc->tx.seq_no);
 	}
 
-	/* Add the padding after the header if this is not already done */
-	padpos = ath9k_cmn_padpos(hdr->frame_control);
-	padsize = padpos & 3;
-	if (padsize && skb->len > padpos) {
-		if (skb_headroom(skb) < padsize)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!(sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA)) {
+		/* Add the padding after the header if this is not already done */
+		padpos = ath9k_cmn_padpos(hdr->frame_control);
+		padsize = padpos & 3;
+		if (padsize && skb->len > padpos) {
+			if (skb_headroom(skb) < padsize)
+				return -ENOMEM;
 
-		skb_push(skb, padsize);
-		memmove(skb->data, skb->data + padsize, padpos);
+			skb_push(skb, padsize);
+			memmove(skb->data, skb->data + padsize, padpos);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if ((vif && vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
@@ -1936,15 +1952,17 @@ static void ath_tx_complete(struct ath_softc *sc, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		/* Frame was ACKed */
 		tx_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK;
 
-	padpos = ath9k_cmn_padpos(hdr->frame_control);
-	padsize = padpos & 3;
-	if (padsize && skb->len>padpos+padsize) {
-		/*
-		 * Remove MAC header padding before giving the frame back to
-		 * mac80211.
-		 */
-		memmove(skb->data + padsize, skb->data, padpos);
-		skb_pull(skb, padsize);
+	if (!(sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA)) {
+		padpos = ath9k_cmn_padpos(hdr->frame_control);
+		padsize = padpos & 3;
+		if (padsize && skb->len>padpos+padsize) {
+			/*
+			 * Remove MAC header padding before giving the frame back to
+			 * mac80211.
+			 */
+			memmove(skb->data + padsize, skb->data, padpos);
+			skb_pull(skb, padsize);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (sc->ps_flags & PS_WAIT_FOR_TX_ACK) {