diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 5de28bf6..0828605 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -403,10 +403,8 @@
 	    mac->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
 		if (mac->vif != NULL) {
 			beacon = ieee80211_beacon_get(mac->hw, mac->vif);
-			if (beacon) {
+			if (beacon)
 				zd_mac_config_beacon(mac->hw, beacon);
-				kfree_skb(beacon);
-			}
 		}
 
 		zd_set_beacon_interval(&mac->chip, beacon_interval,
@@ -680,6 +678,32 @@
 	/* FIXME: Management frame? */
 }
 
+static bool zd_mac_match_cur_beacon(struct zd_mac *mac, struct sk_buff *beacon)
+{
+	if (!mac->beacon.cur_beacon)
+		return false;
+
+	if (mac->beacon.cur_beacon->len != beacon->len)
+		return false;
+
+	return !memcmp(beacon->data, mac->beacon.cur_beacon->data, beacon->len);
+}
+
+static void zd_mac_free_cur_beacon_locked(struct zd_mac *mac)
+{
+	ZD_ASSERT(mutex_is_locked(&mac->chip.mutex));
+
+	kfree_skb(mac->beacon.cur_beacon);
+	mac->beacon.cur_beacon = NULL;
+}
+
+static void zd_mac_free_cur_beacon(struct zd_mac *mac)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&mac->chip.mutex);
+	zd_mac_free_cur_beacon_locked(mac);
+	mutex_unlock(&mac->chip.mutex);
+}
+
 static int zd_mac_config_beacon(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *beacon)
 {
 	struct zd_mac *mac = zd_hw_mac(hw);
@@ -690,13 +714,21 @@
 	unsigned long end_jiffies, message_jiffies;
 	struct zd_ioreq32 *ioreqs;
 
+	mutex_lock(&mac->chip.mutex);
+
+	/* Check if hw already has this beacon. */
+	if (zd_mac_match_cur_beacon(mac, beacon)) {
+		r = 0;
+		goto out_nofree;
+	}
+
 	/* Alloc memory for full beacon write at once. */
 	num_cmds = 1 + zd_chip_is_zd1211b(&mac->chip) + full_len;
 	ioreqs = kmalloc(num_cmds * sizeof(struct zd_ioreq32), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ioreqs)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	mutex_lock(&mac->chip.mutex);
+	if (!ioreqs) {
+		r = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_nofree;
+	}
 
 	r = zd_iowrite32_locked(&mac->chip, 0, CR_BCN_FIFO_SEMAPHORE);
 	if (r < 0)
@@ -773,9 +805,19 @@
 	if (r < 0 || ret < 0) {
 		if (r >= 0)
 			r = ret;
+
+		/* We don't know if beacon was written successfully or not,
+		 * so clear current. */
+		zd_mac_free_cur_beacon_locked(mac);
+
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* Beacon has now been written successfully, update current. */
+	zd_mac_free_cur_beacon_locked(mac);
+	mac->beacon.cur_beacon = beacon;
+	beacon = NULL;
+
 	/* 802.11b/g 2.4G CCK 1Mb
 	 * 802.11a, not yet implemented, uses different values (see GPL vendor
 	 * driver)
@@ -783,11 +825,17 @@
 	r = zd_iowrite32_locked(&mac->chip, 0x00000400 | (full_len << 19),
 				CR_BCN_PLCP_CFG);
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&mac->chip.mutex);
 	kfree(ioreqs);
+out_nofree:
+	kfree_skb(beacon);
+	mutex_unlock(&mac->chip.mutex);
+
 	return r;
 
 reset_device:
+	zd_mac_free_cur_beacon_locked(mac);
+	kfree_skb(beacon);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&mac->chip.mutex);
 	kfree(ioreqs);
 
@@ -1073,6 +1121,8 @@
 	mac->vif = NULL;
 	zd_set_beacon_interval(&mac->chip, 0, 0, NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED);
 	zd_write_mac_addr(&mac->chip, NULL);
+
+	zd_mac_free_cur_beacon(mac);
 }
 
 static int zd_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
@@ -1110,10 +1160,8 @@
 	 * Fetch next beacon so that tim_count is updated.
 	 */
 	beacon = ieee80211_beacon_get(mac->hw, mac->vif);
-	if (beacon) {
+	if (beacon)
 		zd_mac_config_beacon(mac->hw, beacon);
-		kfree_skb(beacon);
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&mac->lock);
 	mac->beacon.last_update = jiffies;
@@ -1240,7 +1288,6 @@
 				zd_chip_disable_hwint(&mac->chip);
 				zd_mac_config_beacon(hw, beacon);
 				zd_chip_enable_hwint(&mac->chip);
-				kfree_skb(beacon);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1390,8 +1437,9 @@
 
 		beacon = ieee80211_beacon_get(mac->hw, mac->vif);
 		if (beacon) {
+			zd_mac_free_cur_beacon(mac);
+
 			zd_mac_config_beacon(mac->hw, beacon);
-			kfree_skb(beacon);
 		}
 
 		zd_set_beacon_interval(&mac->chip, interval, period, mac->type);
@@ -1426,6 +1474,8 @@
 {
 	dev_dbg_f(zd_mac_dev(mac), "\n");
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mac->beacon.watchdog_work);
+
+	zd_mac_free_cur_beacon(mac);
 }
 
 #define LINK_LED_WORK_DELAY HZ
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.h b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.h
index f8c93c3..c01eca8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 
 struct beacon {
 	struct delayed_work watchdog_work;
+	struct sk_buff *cur_beacon;
 	unsigned long last_update;
 	u16 interval;
 	u8 period;