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,
        /* 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);
        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)
        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)
        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);
 
        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)
         * 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;
                                zd_chip_disable_hwint(&mac->chip);
                                zd_mac_config_beacon(hw, beacon);
                                zd_chip_enable_hwint(&mac->chip);
-                               kfree_skb(beacon);
                        }
                }
 
 
                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);
 {
        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