diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
index 38bc5a7997ff..122146943bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
@@ -1487,8 +1487,12 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 	const struct b43_dma_ops *ops;
 	struct b43_dmaring *ring;
 	struct b43_dmadesc_meta *meta;
+	static const struct b43_txstatus fake; /* filled with 0 */
+	const struct b43_txstatus *txstat;
 	int slot, firstused;
 	bool frame_succeed;
+	int skip;
+	static u8 err_out1, err_out2;
 
 	ring = parse_cookie(dev, status->cookie, &slot);
 	if (unlikely(!ring))
@@ -1501,13 +1505,36 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 	firstused = ring->current_slot - ring->used_slots + 1;
 	if (firstused < 0)
 		firstused = ring->nr_slots + firstused;
+
+	skip = 0;
 	if (unlikely(slot != firstused)) {
 		/* This possibly is a firmware bug and will result in
-		 * malfunction, memory leaks and/or stall of DMA functionality. */
-		b43dbg(dev->wl, "Out of order TX status report on DMA ring %d. "
-		       "Expected %d, but got %d\n",
-		       ring->index, firstused, slot);
-		return;
+		 * malfunction, memory leaks and/or stall of DMA functionality.
+		 */
+		if (slot == next_slot(ring, next_slot(ring, firstused))) {
+			/* If a single header/data pair was missed, skip over
+			 * the first two slots in an attempt to recover.
+			 */
+			slot = firstused;
+			skip = 2;
+			if (!err_out1) {
+				/* Report the error once. */
+				b43dbg(dev->wl,
+				       "Skip on DMA ring %d slot %d.\n",
+				       ring->index, slot);
+				err_out1 = 1;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* More than a single header/data pair were missed.
+			 * Report this error once.
+			 */
+			if (!err_out2)
+				b43dbg(dev->wl,
+				       "Out of order TX status report on DMA ring %d. Expected %d, but got %d\n",
+				       ring->index, firstused, slot);
+			err_out2 = 1;
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ops = ring->ops;
@@ -1522,11 +1549,13 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 			       slot, firstused, ring->index);
 			break;
 		}
+
 		if (meta->skb) {
 			struct b43_private_tx_info *priv_info =
-				b43_get_priv_tx_info(IEEE80211_SKB_CB(meta->skb));
+			     b43_get_priv_tx_info(IEEE80211_SKB_CB(meta->skb));
 
-			unmap_descbuffer(ring, meta->dmaaddr, meta->skb->len, 1);
+			unmap_descbuffer(ring, meta->dmaaddr,
+					 meta->skb->len, 1);
 			kfree(priv_info->bouncebuffer);
 			priv_info->bouncebuffer = NULL;
 		} else {
@@ -1538,8 +1567,9 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 			struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
 
 			if (unlikely(!meta->skb)) {
-				/* This is a scatter-gather fragment of a frame, so
-				 * the skb pointer must not be NULL. */
+				/* This is a scatter-gather fragment of a frame,
+				 * so the skb pointer must not be NULL.
+				 */
 				b43dbg(dev->wl, "TX status unexpected NULL skb "
 				       "at slot %d (first=%d) on ring %d\n",
 				       slot, firstused, ring->index);
@@ -1550,9 +1580,18 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 
 			/*
 			 * Call back to inform the ieee80211 subsystem about
-			 * the status of the transmission.
+			 * the status of the transmission. When skipping over
+			 * a missed TX status report, use a status structure
+			 * filled with zeros to indicate that the frame was not
+			 * sent (frame_count 0) and not acknowledged
 			 */
-			frame_succeed = b43_fill_txstatus_report(dev, info, status);
+			if (unlikely(skip))
+				txstat = &fake;
+			else
+				txstat = status;
+
+			frame_succeed = b43_fill_txstatus_report(dev, info,
+								 txstat);
 #ifdef CONFIG_B43_DEBUG
 			if (frame_succeed)
 				ring->nr_succeed_tx_packets++;
@@ -1580,12 +1619,14 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 		/* Everything unmapped and free'd. So it's not used anymore. */
 		ring->used_slots--;
 
-		if (meta->is_last_fragment) {
+		if (meta->is_last_fragment && !skip) {
 			/* This is the last scatter-gather
 			 * fragment of the frame. We are done. */
 			break;
 		}
 		slot = next_slot(ring, slot);
+		if (skip > 0)
+			--skip;
 	}
 	if (ring->stopped) {
 		B43_WARN_ON(free_slots(ring) < TX_SLOTS_PER_FRAME);