ulong flags;
        int fifo = BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_BCMC;
        bool multicast = is_multicast_ether_addr(eh->h_dest);
+       bool pae = eh->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_PAE);
 
        /* determine the priority */
        if (!skb->priority)
                skb->priority = cfg80211_classify8021d(skb);
 
        drvr->tx_multicast += !!multicast;
-       if (ntohs(eh->h_proto) == ETH_P_PAE)
+       if (pae)
                atomic_inc(&ifp->pend_8021x_cnt);
 
        if (!brcmf_fws_fc_active(fws)) {
                brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(fws);
        } else {
                brcmf_err("drop skb: no hanger slot\n");
+               if (pae) {
+                       atomic_dec(&ifp->pend_8021x_cnt);
+                       if (waitqueue_active(&ifp->pend_8021x_wait))
+                               wake_up(&ifp->pend_8021x_wait);
+               }
                brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(skb);
        }
        brcmf_fws_unlock(drvr, flags);