1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
index 814ea3228ca2..d1e69de19156 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
@@ -563,9 +563,9 @@ static struct ipw_rx_packet *pool_allocate(struct ipw_hardware *hw,
                 if (!list_empty(&hw->rx_pool)) {
                         packet = list_first_entry(&hw->rx_pool,
                                         struct ipw_rx_packet, queue);
-                        list_del(&packet->queue);
                         hw->rx_pool_size--;
                         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->lock, flags);
+                        list_del(&packet->queue);
                 } else {
                         static int min_capacity = 256;
                         int new_capacity;
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static void pool_free(struct ipw_hardware *hw, struct ipw_rx_packet *packet)
                 kfree(packet);
         else {
                 hw->rx_pool_size++;
-                list_add_tail(&packet->queue, &hw->rx_pool);
+                list_add(&packet->queue, &hw->rx_pool);
         }
 }