diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
index 0a516c8efd20..fc67888db0ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@ static void p54p_tasklet(unsigned long dev_id)
 	struct p54p_priv *priv = dev->priv;
 	struct p54p_ring_control *ring_control = priv->ring_control;
 
+	p54p_check_tx_ring(dev, &priv->tx_idx_mgmt, 3, ring_control->tx_mgmt,
+			   ARRAY_SIZE(ring_control->tx_mgmt),
+			   priv->tx_buf_mgmt);
+
+	p54p_check_tx_ring(dev, &priv->tx_idx_data, 1, ring_control->tx_data,
+			   ARRAY_SIZE(ring_control->tx_data),
+			   priv->tx_buf_data);
+
 	p54p_check_rx_ring(dev, &priv->rx_idx_mgmt, 2, ring_control->rx_mgmt,
 		ARRAY_SIZE(ring_control->rx_mgmt), priv->rx_buf_mgmt);
 
@@ -284,14 +292,6 @@ static void p54p_tasklet(unsigned long dev_id)
 
 	wmb();
 	P54P_WRITE(dev_int, cpu_to_le32(ISL38XX_DEV_INT_UPDATE));
-
-	p54p_check_tx_ring(dev, &priv->tx_idx_mgmt, 3, ring_control->tx_mgmt,
-			   ARRAY_SIZE(ring_control->tx_mgmt),
-			   priv->tx_buf_mgmt);
-
-	p54p_check_tx_ring(dev, &priv->tx_idx_data, 1, ring_control->tx_data,
-			   ARRAY_SIZE(ring_control->tx_data),
-			   priv->tx_buf_data);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t p54p_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)