diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
index c4c8f1b62e1e..da0d3834b5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
@@ -1925,6 +1925,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t mpi_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		airo_print_err(dev->name, "%s: skb == NULL!",__func__);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
+	if (skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN)) {
+		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	}
 	npacks = skb_queue_len (&ai->txq);
 
 	if (npacks >= MAXTXQ - 1) {
@@ -2127,6 +2131,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t airo_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		airo_print_err(dev->name, "%s: skb == NULL!", __func__);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
+	if (skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN)) {
+		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	}
 
 	/* Find a vacant FID */
 	for( i = 0; i < MAX_FIDS / 2 && (fids[i] & 0xffff0000); i++ );
@@ -2201,6 +2209,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t airo_start_xmit11(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		airo_print_err(dev->name, "%s: skb == NULL!", __func__);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
+	if (skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN)) {
+		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	}
 
 	/* Find a vacant FID */
 	for( i = MAX_FIDS / 2; i < MAX_FIDS && (fids[i] & 0xffff0000); i++ );