diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/rx.c
index 2a581495d5c9..faf5a1d3c2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/rx.c
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ static int wl1271_rx_handle_data(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 *data, u32 length)
 
 	wl1271_rx_status(wl, desc, IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb), beacon);
 
-	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_RX, "rx skb 0x%p: %d B %s", skb, skb->len,
+	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_RX, "rx skb 0x%p: %d B %s", skb,
+		     skb->len - desc->pad_len,
 		     beacon ? "beacon" : "");
 
 	skb_trim(skb, skb->len - desc->pad_len);