diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index af352c05c983..46705ae7a847 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -954,4 +954,10 @@ int ieee80211_frame_duration(struct ieee80211_local *local, size_t len,
 void mac80211_ev_michael_mic_failure(struct net_device *dev, int keyidx,
 				     struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG
+#define debug_noinline noinline
+#else
+#define debug_noinline
+#endif
+
 #endif /* IEEE80211_I_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 8f1c574bc8fb..7b930d3c2fba 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int inline is_ieee80211_device(struct net_device *dev,
 
 /* tx handlers */
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_check_assoc(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_check_assoc(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_sequence(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	if (unlikely(tx->flags & IEEE80211_TX_PS_BUFFERED))
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 		return ieee80211_tx_h_multicast_ps_buf(tx);
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_key *key;
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct rate_selection rsel;
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_misc(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_misc(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_fragment(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_fragment(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_DROP;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_encrypt(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	if (!tx->key)
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_encrypt(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_DROP;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_calculate_duration(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_calculate_duration(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static ieee80211_tx_result
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_stats(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -795,24 +795,6 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_stats(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 }
 
 
-typedef ieee80211_tx_result (*ieee80211_tx_handler)(struct ieee80211_tx_data *);
-static ieee80211_tx_handler ieee80211_tx_handlers[] =
-{
-	ieee80211_tx_h_check_assoc,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_sequence,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_ps_buf,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_select_key,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_michael_mic_add,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_misc,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_fragment,
-	/* handlers after fragment must be aware of tx info fragmentation! */
-	ieee80211_tx_h_encrypt,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_calculate_duration,
-	ieee80211_tx_h_stats,
-	NULL
-};
-
 /* actual transmit path */
 
 /*
@@ -1111,16 +1093,29 @@ static int __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static int invoke_tx_handlers(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = tx->skb;
-	ieee80211_tx_handler *handler;
 	ieee80211_tx_result res = TX_DROP;
 	int i;
 
-	for (handler = ieee80211_tx_handlers; *handler != NULL; handler++) {
-		res = (*handler)(tx);
-		if (res != TX_CONTINUE)
-			break;
-	}
+#define CALL_TXH(txh)		\
+	res = txh(tx);		\
+	if (res != TX_CONTINUE)	\
+		goto txh_done;
 
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_check_assoc)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_sequence)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_ps_buf)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_select_key)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_michael_mic_add)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_misc)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_fragment)
+	/* handlers after fragment must be aware of tx info fragmentation! */
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_encrypt)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_calculate_duration)
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_stats)
+#undef CALL_TXH
+
+ txh_done:
 	if (unlikely(res == TX_DROP)) {
 		I802_DEBUG_INC(tx->local->tx_handlers_drop);
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);