diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
index 2001660..dc575a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
 
 #define CALC_TXRX_PADDED_LEN(dev, len)  (__ALIGN_MASK((len), (dev)->block_mask))
 
+static void ath6kl_htc_buf_align(u8 **buf, unsigned long len)
+{
+	u8 *align_addr;
+
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long) *buf, 4)) {
+		align_addr = PTR_ALIGN(*buf - 4, 4);
+		memmove(align_addr, *buf, len);
+		*buf = align_addr;
+	}
+}
+
 static void htc_prep_send_pkt(struct htc_packet *packet, u8 flags, int ctrl0,
 			      int ctrl1)
 {
@@ -391,6 +402,9 @@
 		htc_prep_send_pkt(packet,
 				packet->info.tx.flags | HTC_FLAGS_SEND_BUNDLE,
 				cred_pad, packet->info.tx.seqno);
+		/* Make sure the buffer is 4-byte aligned */
+		ath6kl_htc_buf_align(&packet->buf,
+				     packet->act_len + HTC_HDR_LENGTH);
 		scat_req->scat_list[i].buf = packet->buf;
 		scat_req->scat_list[i].len = len;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
index 852a0cc..0cce801 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
@@ -128,17 +128,6 @@
 	return mmc_wait_for_cmd(card->host, &io_cmd, 0);
 }
 
-static void ath6kl_sdio_buf_align(u8 **buf, unsigned long len)
-{
-	u8 *align_addr;
-
-	if (!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long) *buf, 4)) {
-		align_addr = PTR_ALIGN(*buf - 4, 4);
-		memmove(align_addr, *buf, len);
-		*buf = align_addr;
-	}
-}
-
 static int ath6kl_sdio_io(struct sdio_func *func, u32 request, u32 addr,
 			  u8 *buf, u32 len)
 {
@@ -224,10 +213,6 @@
 
 	/* assemble SG list */
 	for (i = 0; i < scat_req->scat_entries; i++, sg++) {
-		/* No header is added to rx buf, so it shoule be aligned */
-		if (data->flags == MMC_DATA_WRITE)
-			ath6kl_sdio_buf_align(&scat_req->scat_list[i].buf,
-					      scat_req->scat_list[i].len);
 		ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SCATTER, "%d: addr:0x%p, len:%d\n",
 			   i, scat_req->scat_list[i].buf,
 			   scat_req->scat_list[i].len);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
index ba1350d..ba33370 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
@@ -689,7 +689,8 @@
 			break;
 
 		packet = (struct htc_packet *) skb->head;
-		skb->data = PTR_ALIGN(skb->data - 4, 4);
+		if (!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long) skb->data, 4))
+			skb->data = PTR_ALIGN(skb->data - 4, 4);
 		set_htc_rxpkt_info(packet, skb, skb->data,
 				ATH6KL_BUFFER_SIZE, endpoint);
 		list_add_tail(&packet->list, &queue);
@@ -710,7 +711,8 @@
 			return;
 
 		packet = (struct htc_packet *) skb->head;
-		skb->data = PTR_ALIGN(skb->data - 4, 4);
+		if (!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long) skb->data, 4))
+			skb->data = PTR_ALIGN(skb->data - 4, 4);
 		set_htc_rxpkt_info(packet, skb, skb->data,
 				   ATH6KL_AMSDU_BUFFER_SIZE, 0);
 		spin_lock_bh(&ar->lock);