static void
 ath5k_tasklet_rx(unsigned long data)
 {
-       struct ieee80211_rx_status rxs = {};
+       struct ieee80211_rx_status *rxs;
        struct ath5k_rx_status rs = {};
        struct sk_buff *skb, *next_skb;
        dma_addr_t next_skb_addr;
        int ret;
        int hdrlen;
        int padsize;
+       int rx_flag;
 
        spin_lock(&sc->rxbuflock);
        if (list_empty(&sc->rxbuf)) {
                goto unlock;
        }
        do {
-               rxs.flag = 0;
+               rx_flag = 0;
 
                bf = list_first_entry(&sc->rxbuf, struct ath5k_buf, list);
                BUG_ON(bf->skb == NULL);
                                        goto accept;
                        }
                        if (rs.rs_status & AR5K_RXERR_MIC) {
-                               rxs.flag |= RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR;
+                               rx_flag |= RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR;
                                goto accept;
                        }
 
                        memmove(skb->data + padsize, skb->data, hdrlen);
                        skb_pull(skb, padsize);
                }
+               rxs = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
 
                /*
                 * always extend the mac timestamp, since this information is
                 * impossible to comply to that. This affects IBSS merge only
                 * right now, so it's not too bad...
                 */
-               rxs.mactime = ath5k_extend_tsf(sc->ah, rs.rs_tstamp);
-               rxs.flag |= RX_FLAG_TSFT;
+               rxs->mactime = ath5k_extend_tsf(sc->ah, rs.rs_tstamp);
+               rxs->flag = rx_flag | RX_FLAG_TSFT;
 
-               rxs.freq = sc->curchan->center_freq;
-               rxs.band = sc->curband->band;
+               rxs->freq = sc->curchan->center_freq;
+               rxs->band = sc->curband->band;
 
-               rxs.noise = sc->ah->ah_noise_floor;
-               rxs.signal = rxs.noise + rs.rs_rssi;
+               rxs->noise = sc->ah->ah_noise_floor;
+               rxs->signal = rxs->noise + rs.rs_rssi;
 
                /* An rssi of 35 indicates you should be able use
                 * 54 Mbps reliably. A more elaborate scheme can be used
                 * here but it requires a map of SNR/throughput for each
                 * possible mode used */
-               rxs.qual = rs.rs_rssi * 100 / 35;
+               rxs->qual = rs.rs_rssi * 100 / 35;
 
                /* rssi can be more than 35 though, anything above that
                 * should be considered at 100% */
-               if (rxs.qual > 100)
-                       rxs.qual = 100;
+               if (rxs->qual > 100)
+                       rxs->qual = 100;
 
-               rxs.antenna = rs.rs_antenna;
-               rxs.rate_idx = ath5k_hw_to_driver_rix(sc, rs.rs_rate);
-               rxs.flag |= ath5k_rx_decrypted(sc, ds, skb, &rs);
+               rxs->antenna = rs.rs_antenna;
+               rxs->rate_idx = ath5k_hw_to_driver_rix(sc, rs.rs_rate);
+               rxs->flag |= ath5k_rx_decrypted(sc, ds, skb, &rs);
 
-               if (rxs.rate_idx >= 0 && rs.rs_rate ==
-                   sc->curband->bitrates[rxs.rate_idx].hw_value_short)
-                       rxs.flag |= RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE;
+               if (rxs->rate_idx >= 0 && rs.rs_rate ==
+                   sc->curband->bitrates[rxs->rate_idx].hw_value_short)
+                       rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE;
 
                ath5k_debug_dump_skb(sc, skb, "RX  ", 0);
 
                /* check beacons in IBSS mode */
                if (sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-                       ath5k_check_ibss_tsf(sc, skb, &rxs);
+                       ath5k_check_ibss_tsf(sc, skb, rxs);
 
-               memcpy(IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb), &rxs, sizeof(rxs));
                ieee80211_rx(sc->hw, skb);
 
                bf->skb = next_skb;