diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index 88dba7f..72e4f29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -613,18 +613,10 @@
 /*
  * TX descriptor initialization
  */
-static int rt2800pci_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry* entry,
-				   struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
+static void rt2800pci_write_tx_datadesc(struct queue_entry* entry,
+					 struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = rt2x00pci_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	rt2800_write_txwi(entry->skb, txdesc);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -1079,7 +1071,8 @@
 	.reset_tuner		= rt2800_reset_tuner,
 	.link_tuner		= rt2800_link_tuner,
 	.write_tx_desc		= rt2800pci_write_tx_desc,
-	.write_tx_data		= rt2800pci_write_tx_data,
+	.write_tx_data		= rt2x00pci_write_tx_data,
+	.write_tx_datadesc	= rt2800pci_write_tx_datadesc,
 	.write_beacon		= rt2800pci_write_beacon,
 	.kick_tx_queue		= rt2800pci_kick_tx_queue,
 	.kill_tx_queue		= rt2800pci_kill_tx_queue,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index c8e5fed..811844b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@
 			       struct txentry_desc *txdesc);
 	int (*write_tx_data) (struct queue_entry *entry,
 			      struct txentry_desc *txdesc);
+	void (*write_tx_datadesc) (struct queue_entry *entry,
+				   struct txentry_desc *txdesc);
 	void (*write_beacon) (struct queue_entry *entry,
 			      struct txentry_desc *txdesc);
 	int (*get_tx_data_len) (struct queue_entry *entry);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
index f71eee6..494b960 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Call the driver's write_tx_datadesc function, if it exists.
+	 */
+	if (rt2x00dev->ops->lib->write_tx_datadesc)
+		rt2x00dev->ops->lib->write_tx_datadesc(entry, txdesc);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00pci_write_tx_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index bd1546b..25cc376 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@
 	 */
 	skb_pull(entry->skb, entry->queue->desc_size);
 
+	/*
+	 * Call the driver's write_tx_datadesc function, if it exists.
+	 */
+	if (rt2x00dev->ops->lib->write_tx_datadesc)
+		rt2x00dev->ops->lib->write_tx_datadesc(entry, txdesc);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00usb_write_tx_data);