diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c b/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
index f50dffc..abe6aec 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@
 	sent += size;
 	count -= size;
 
+	pipe = usb_sndbulkpipe(udev, 0x02);
+
 	while (count) {
 		size = min_t(uint, count, BULK_SIZE);
-		pipe = usb_sndbulkpipe(udev, 0x02);
-
 		memcpy(send_buf, firmware->data + sent, size);
 
 		err = usb_bulk_msg(udev, pipe, send_buf, size,