diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
index 0928fd1f0e0c134943c7dab3aeec7d0e5699eaf5..c03ded7ffb0b5dcc92aad44fb28e1054fa840945 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ 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;
@@ -2166,14 +2166,15 @@ hfcmulti_tx(struct hfc_multi *hc, int ch)
 		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;
 	}