diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
index ada6ce32c1f1..df28e4a05e14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
@@ -3444,7 +3444,7 @@ static void ipw_rx_queue_reset(struct ipw_priv *priv,
 			dma_unmap_single(&priv->pci_dev->dev,
 					 rxq->pool[i].dma_addr,
 					 IPW_RX_BUF_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-			dev_kfree_skb(rxq->pool[i].skb);
+			dev_kfree_skb_irq(rxq->pool[i].skb);
 			rxq->pool[i].skb = NULL;
 		}
 		list_add_tail(&rxq->pool[i].list, &rxq->rx_used);