int bfs_retries;
        u8 bf_type;
        u8 bfs_paprd;
-       unsigned long bfs_paprd_timestamp;
        u32 bfs_keyix;
        enum ath9k_internal_frame_type bfs_ftype;
 };
        struct work_struct paprd_work;
        struct work_struct hw_check_work;
        struct completion paprd_complete;
+       bool paprd_pending;
 
        u32 intrstatus;
        u32 sc_flags; /* SC_OP_* */
 
                }
 
                init_completion(&sc->paprd_complete);
+               sc->paprd_pending = true;
                ar9003_paprd_setup_gain_table(ah, chain);
                txctl.paprd = BIT(chain);
                if (ath_tx_start(hw, skb, &txctl) != 0)
 
                time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&sc->paprd_complete,
                                msecs_to_jiffies(ATH_PAPRD_TIMEOUT));
+               sc->paprd_pending = false;
                if (!time_left) {
                        ath_print(ath9k_hw_common(ah), ATH_DBG_CALIBRATE,
                                  "Timeout waiting for paprd training on "
 
                if (bf->bf_state.bfs_paprd)
                        ar9003_hw_set_paprd_txdesc(ah, ds, bf->bf_state.bfs_paprd);
 
-               if (txctl->paprd)
-                       bf->bf_state.bfs_paprd_timestamp = jiffies;
-
                ath_tx_send_normal(sc, txctl->txq, NULL, &bf_head);
        }
 
        bf->bf_buf_addr = 0;
 
        if (bf->bf_state.bfs_paprd) {
-               if (time_after(jiffies,
-                              bf->bf_state.bfs_paprd_timestamp +
-                              msecs_to_jiffies(ATH_PAPRD_TIMEOUT)))
+               if (!sc->paprd_pending)
                        dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
                else
                        complete(&sc->paprd_complete);