diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c
index 7d5ecaf02288..2c3b899a88fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@
 #include "wcn36xx.h"
 #include "txrx.h"
 
-void *wcn36xx_dxe_get_next_bd(struct wcn36xx *wcn, bool is_low)
-{
-	struct wcn36xx_dxe_ch *ch = is_low ?
-		&wcn->dxe_tx_l_ch :
-		&wcn->dxe_tx_h_ch;
-
-	return ch->head_blk_ctl->bd_cpu_addr;
-}
-
 static void wcn36xx_ccu_write_register(struct wcn36xx *wcn, int addr, int data)
 {
 	wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_DXE,
@@ -648,6 +639,7 @@ void wcn36xx_dxe_free_mem_pools(struct wcn36xx *wcn)
 
 int wcn36xx_dxe_tx_frame(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 			 struct wcn36xx_vif *vif_priv,
+			 struct wcn36xx_tx_bd *bd,
 			 struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 bool is_low)
 {
@@ -681,6 +673,9 @@ int wcn36xx_dxe_tx_frame(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 	ctl->skb = NULL;
 	desc = ctl->desc;
 
+	/* write buffer descriptor */
+	memcpy(ctl->bd_cpu_addr, bd, sizeof(*bd));
+
 	/* Set source address of the BD we send */
 	desc->src_addr_l = ctl->bd_phy_addr;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.h
index 2bc376c5391b..ce580960d109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.h
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ struct wcn36xx_dxe_mem_pool {
 	dma_addr_t	phy_addr;
 };
 
+struct wcn36xx_tx_bd;
 struct wcn36xx_vif;
 int wcn36xx_dxe_allocate_mem_pools(struct wcn36xx *wcn);
 void wcn36xx_dxe_free_mem_pools(struct wcn36xx *wcn);
@@ -463,8 +464,8 @@ void wcn36xx_dxe_deinit(struct wcn36xx *wcn);
 int wcn36xx_dxe_init_channels(struct wcn36xx *wcn);
 int wcn36xx_dxe_tx_frame(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 			 struct wcn36xx_vif *vif_priv,
+			 struct wcn36xx_tx_bd *bd,
 			 struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 bool is_low);
 void wcn36xx_dxe_tx_ack_ind(struct wcn36xx *wcn, u32 status);
-void *wcn36xx_dxe_get_next_bd(struct wcn36xx *wcn, bool is_low);
 #endif	/* _DXE_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/txrx.c
index 22304edc5948..b1768ed6b0be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/txrx.c
@@ -272,21 +272,9 @@ int wcn36xx_start_tx(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 	bool is_low = ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control);
 	bool bcast = is_broadcast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) ||
 		is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1);
-	struct wcn36xx_tx_bd *bd = wcn36xx_dxe_get_next_bd(wcn, is_low);
+	struct wcn36xx_tx_bd bd;
 
-	if (!bd) {
-		/*
-		 * TX DXE are used in pairs. One for the BD and one for the
-		 * actual frame. The BD DXE's has a preallocated buffer while
-		 * the skb ones does not. If this isn't true something is really
-		 * wierd. TODO: Recover from this situation
-		 */
-
-		wcn36xx_err("bd address may not be NULL for BD DXE\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	memset(bd, 0, sizeof(*bd));
+	memset(&bd, 0, sizeof(bd));
 
 	wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_TX,
 		    "tx skb %p len %d fc %04x sn %d %s %s\n",
@@ -296,10 +284,10 @@ int wcn36xx_start_tx(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 
 	wcn36xx_dbg_dump(WCN36XX_DBG_TX_DUMP, "", skb->data, skb->len);
 
-	bd->dpu_rf = WCN36XX_BMU_WQ_TX;
+	bd.dpu_rf = WCN36XX_BMU_WQ_TX;
 
-	bd->tx_comp = !!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS);
-	if (bd->tx_comp) {
+	bd.tx_comp = !!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS);
+	if (bd.tx_comp) {
 		wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_DXE, "TX_ACK status requested\n");
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&wcn->dxe_lock, flags);
 		if (wcn->tx_ack_skb) {
@@ -321,13 +309,13 @@ int wcn36xx_start_tx(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 
 	/* Data frames served first*/
 	if (is_low)
-		wcn36xx_set_tx_data(bd, wcn, &vif_priv, sta_priv, skb, bcast);
+		wcn36xx_set_tx_data(&bd, wcn, &vif_priv, sta_priv, skb, bcast);
 	else
 		/* MGMT and CTRL frames are handeld here*/
-		wcn36xx_set_tx_mgmt(bd, wcn, &vif_priv, skb, bcast);
+		wcn36xx_set_tx_mgmt(&bd, wcn, &vif_priv, skb, bcast);
 
-	buff_to_be((u32 *)bd, sizeof(*bd)/sizeof(u32));
-	bd->tx_bd_sign = 0xbdbdbdbd;
+	buff_to_be((u32 *)&bd, sizeof(bd)/sizeof(u32));
+	bd.tx_bd_sign = 0xbdbdbdbd;
 
-	return wcn36xx_dxe_tx_frame(wcn, vif_priv, skb, is_low);
+	return wcn36xx_dxe_tx_frame(wcn, vif_priv, &bd, skb, is_low);
 }