dma_addr_t txcmd_phys;
        int txq_id = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
        u16 len, idx, hdr_len;
+       u16 firstlen, secondlen;
        u8 id;
        u8 unicast;
        u8 sta_id;
        len =
            sizeof(struct il3945_tx_cmd) + sizeof(struct il_cmd_header) +
            hdr_len;
-       len = (len + 3) & ~3;
+       firstlen = (len + 3) & ~3;
 
        /* Physical address of this Tx command's header (not MAC header!),
         * within command buffer array. */
        txcmd_phys =
-           pci_map_single(il->pci_dev, &out_cmd->hdr, len, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+           pci_map_single(il->pci_dev, &out_cmd->hdr, firstlen,
+                          PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
        if (unlikely(pci_dma_mapping_error(il->pci_dev, txcmd_phys)))
                goto drop_unlock;
 
        /* Set up TFD's 2nd entry to point directly to remainder of skb,
         * if any (802.11 null frames have no payload). */
-       len = skb->len - hdr_len;
-       if (len) {
+       secondlen = skb->len - hdr_len;
+       if (secondlen > 0) {
                phys_addr =
-                   pci_map_single(il->pci_dev, skb->data + hdr_len, len,
+                   pci_map_single(il->pci_dev, skb->data + hdr_len, secondlen,
                                   PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
                if (unlikely(pci_dma_mapping_error(il->pci_dev, phys_addr)))
                        goto drop_unlock;
 
        /* Add buffer containing Tx command and MAC(!) header to TFD's
         * first entry */
-       il->ops->txq_attach_buf_to_tfd(il, txq, txcmd_phys, len, 1, 0);
+       il->ops->txq_attach_buf_to_tfd(il, txq, txcmd_phys, firstlen, 1, 0);
        dma_unmap_addr_set(out_meta, mapping, txcmd_phys);
-       dma_unmap_len_set(out_meta, len, len);
-       if (len)
-               il->ops->txq_attach_buf_to_tfd(il, txq, phys_addr, len, 0,
-                                              U32_PAD(len));
+       dma_unmap_len_set(out_meta, len, firstlen);
+       if (secondlen > 0)
+               il->ops->txq_attach_buf_to_tfd(il, txq, phys_addr, secondlen, 0,
+                                              U32_PAD(secondlen));
 
        if (!ieee80211_has_morefrags(hdr->frame_control)) {
                txq->need_update = 1;