diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
index 4c5b67725..a0697d64a 100755
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ hfcmulti_dtmf(struct hfc_multi *hc)
 static void
 hfcmulti_tx(struct hfc_multi *hc, int ch)
 {
-	int i, ii, temp, len = 0;
+	int i, ii, temp, tmp_len, len = 0;
 	int Zspace, z1, z2; /* must be int for calculation */
 	int Fspace, f1, f2;
 	u_char *d;
@@ -2152,14 +2152,15 @@ next_frame:
 		HFC_wait_nodebug(hc);
 	}
 
+	tmp_len = (*sp)->len;
 	dev_kfree_skb(*sp);
 	/* check for next frame */
 	if (bch && get_next_bframe(bch)) {
-		len = (*sp)->len;
+		len = tmp_len;
 		goto next_frame;
 	}
 	if (dch && get_next_dframe(dch)) {
-		len = (*sp)->len;
+		len = tmp_len;
 		goto next_frame;
 	}