diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 96b23f4..e5d8fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -548,6 +548,9 @@
 	txq = &priv->txq[txq_id];
 	q = &txq->q;
 
+	if ((iwl_queue_space(q) < q->high_mark))
+		goto drop;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	idx = get_cmd_index(q, q->write_ptr, 0);