struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
        unsigned int beacon_base;
        unsigned int padding_len;
-       u32 reg;
+       u32 orig_reg, reg;
 
        /*
         * Disable beaconing while we are reloading the beacon data,
         * otherwise we might be sending out invalid data.
         */
        rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, ®);
+       orig_reg = reg;
        rt2x00_set_field32(®, BCN_TIME_CFG_BEACON_GEN, 0);
        rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, reg);
 
         * Write entire beacon with TXWI and padding to register.
         */
        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-       skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
+       if (padding_len && skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len)) {
+               ERROR(rt2x00dev, "Failure padding beacon, aborting\n");
+               /* skb freed by skb_pad() on failure */
+               entry->skb = NULL;
+               rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, orig_reg);
+               return;
+       }
+
        beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
        rt2800_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base, entry->skb->data,
                                   entry->skb->len + padding_len);
 
        struct queue_entry_priv_pci *entry_priv = entry->priv_data;
        unsigned int beacon_base;
        unsigned int padding_len;
-       u32 reg;
+       u32 orig_reg, reg;
 
        /*
         * Disable beaconing while we are reloading the beacon data,
         * otherwise we might be sending out invalid data.
         */
        rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, ®);
+       orig_reg = reg;
        rt2x00_set_field32(®, TXRX_CSR9_BEACON_GEN, 0);
        rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, reg);
 
         * Write entire beacon with descriptor and padding to register.
         */
        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-       skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
+       if (padding_len && skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len)) {
+               ERROR(rt2x00dev, "Failure padding beacon, aborting\n");
+               /* skb freed by skb_pad() on failure */
+               entry->skb = NULL;
+               rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, orig_reg);
+               return;
+       }
+
        beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
        rt2x00pci_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base,
                                      entry_priv->desc, TXINFO_SIZE);
 
        struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = entry->queue->rt2x00dev;
        unsigned int beacon_base;
        unsigned int padding_len;
-       u32 reg;
+       u32 orig_reg, reg;
 
        /*
         * Disable beaconing while we are reloading the beacon data,
         * otherwise we might be sending out invalid data.
         */
        rt2x00usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, ®);
+       orig_reg = reg;
        rt2x00_set_field32(®, TXRX_CSR9_BEACON_GEN, 0);
        rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, reg);
 
         * Write entire beacon with descriptor and padding to register.
         */
        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-       skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
+       if (padding_len && skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len)) {
+               ERROR(rt2x00dev, "Failure padding beacon, aborting\n");
+               /* skb freed by skb_pad() on failure */
+               entry->skb = NULL;
+               rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, orig_reg);
+               return;
+       }
+
        beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
        rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base, entry->skb->data,
                                      entry->skb->len + padding_len);