diff --git a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
--- a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ int ieee80211_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		.seq_ctl = 0
 	};
 	u8 dest[ETH_ALEN], src[ETH_ALEN];
-
 	struct ieee80211_crypt_data* crypt;
+	int priority = skb->priority;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ieee->lock, flags);
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int ieee80211_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (txb) {
 		/* QoS */
-		if ((*ieee->hard_start_xmit)(txb, dev, skb->priority) == 0) {
+		if ((*ieee->hard_start_xmit)(txb, dev, priority) == 0) {
 			stats->tx_packets++;
 			stats->tx_bytes += txb->payload_size;
 			return 0;