diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
index 3b49efa37ee5..56d97833edad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
@@ -227,17 +227,17 @@ islpci_eth_transmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 		priv->data_low_tx_full = 1;
 	}
 
+	/* set the transmission time */
+	ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
+	priv->statistics.tx_packets++;
+	priv->statistics.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+
 	/* trigger the device */
 	islpci_trigger(priv);
 
 	/* unlock the driver code */
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->slock, flags);
 
-	/* set the transmission time */
-	ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
-	priv->statistics.tx_packets++;
-	priv->statistics.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-
 	return 0;
 
       drop_free: