diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
index 6f55011..3a9652b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ static int ath_desc_alloc(struct ath_softc *sc,
struct pci_dev *pdev)
/* allocate descriptors */
sc->desc_len = sizeof(struct ath_desc) *
- (ATH_TXBUF * ATH_TXDESC + ATH_RXBUF + ATH_BCBUF + 1);
+ (ATH_TXBUF + ATH_RXBUF + ATH_BCBUF + 1);
sc->desc = pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, sc->desc_len, &sc->desc_daddr);
if (sc->desc == NULL) {
dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't allocate descriptors\n");
@@ -2060,8 +2060,8 @@ static int ath_desc_alloc(struct ath_softc *sc,
struct pci_dev *pdev)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sc->txbuf);
sc->txbuf_len = ATH_TXBUF;
- for (i = 0; i < ATH_TXBUF; i++, bf++, ds += ATH_TXDESC,
- da += ATH_TXDESC * sizeof(*ds)) {
+ for (i = 0; i < ATH_TXBUF; i++, bf++, ds++,
+ da += sizeof(*ds)) {
bf->desc = ds;
bf->daddr = da;
list_add_tail(&bf->list, &sc->txbuf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.h
b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.h
index 390d3d7..09e8dbe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
#define ATH_RXBUF 40 /* number of RX buffers */
#define ATH_TXBUF 200 /* number of TX buffers */
-#define ATH_TXDESC 1 /* number of descriptors per buffer */
#define ATH_BCBUF 1 /* number of beacon buffers */
#define ATH_TXMAXTRY 11 /* max number of transmit attempts */
#define ATH_TXINTR_PERIOD 5 /* max number of batched tx descriptors */