diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c
index 003f9e08691bcbae29f6138f04fb46589cdcb7b9..5c618c5ceda9db589eb7cee992a8a29d9c5ac775 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ static int wl1271_prepare_tx_frame(struct wl1271 *wl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	wl1271_tx_fill_hdr(wl, skb, extra, info, hlid);
+
 	if (wl->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_AP_BSS) {
 		wl1271_tx_ap_update_inconnection_sta(wl, skb);
 		wl1271_tx_regulate_link(wl, hlid);
@@ -390,8 +392,6 @@ static int wl1271_prepare_tx_frame(struct wl1271 *wl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		wl1271_tx_update_filters(wl, skb);
 	}
 
-	wl1271_tx_fill_hdr(wl, skb, extra, info, hlid);
-
 	/*
 	 * The length of each packet is stored in terms of
 	 * words. Thus, we must pad the skb data to make sure its