diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index d95fb42b2bdf..b08036a9d894 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -578,14 +578,11 @@ static int iwl5000_load_section(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		FH_TFDIB_CTRL0_REG(FH_SRVC_CHNL),
 		phy_addr & FH_MEM_TFDIB_DRAM_ADDR_LSB_MSK);
 
-	/* FIME: write the MSB of the phy_addr in CTRL1
-	 * iwl_write_direct32(priv,
-		IWL_FH_TFDIB_CTRL1_REG(IWL_FH_SRVC_CHNL),
-		((phy_addr & MSB_MSK)
-			<< FH_MEM_TFDIB_REG1_ADDR_BITSHIFT) | byte_count);
-	 */
 	iwl_write_direct32(priv,
-		FH_TFDIB_CTRL1_REG(FH_SRVC_CHNL), byte_cnt);
+		FH_TFDIB_CTRL1_REG(FH_SRVC_CHNL),
+		(iwl_get_dma_hi_address(phy_addr)
+			<< FH_MEM_TFDIB_REG1_ADDR_BITSHIFT) | byte_cnt);
+
 	iwl_write_direct32(priv,
 		FH_TCSR_CHNL_TX_BUF_STS_REG(FH_SRVC_CHNL),
 		1 << FH_TCSR_CHNL_TX_BUF_STS_REG_POS_TB_NUM |
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
index 944642450d3d..cd11c0ca2991 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@
 
 #define FH_RSSR_CHNL0_RX_STATUS_CHNL_IDLE	(0x01000000)
 
+#define FH_MEM_TFDIB_REG1_ADDR_BITSHIFT	28
 
 /**
  * Transmit DMA Channel Control/Status Registers (TCSR)