diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
index 57f4bfd959c8..b98fb643fab0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ static void wl1271_rx_handle_data(struct wl1271 *wl, u32 length)
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_RX, "rx skb 0x%p: %d B %s", skb, skb->len,
 		     beacon ? "beacon" : "");
 
+	skb_trim(skb, skb->len - desc->pad_len);
+
 	memcpy(IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb), &rx_status, sizeof(rx_status));
 	ieee80211_rx_ni(wl->hw, skb);
 }