--- linux-2.6.2-rc1/drivers/net/r8169.c.orig	2004-01-22 00:41:03.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.2-rc1/drivers/net/r8169.c	2004-01-22 00:46:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -871,7 +871,6 @@ rtl8169_tx_interrupt(struct net_device *
 		     void *ioaddr)
 {
 	unsigned long dirty_tx, tx_left = 0;
-	int entry = tp->cur_tx % NUM_TX_DESC;
 
 	assert(dev != NULL);
 	assert(tp != NULL);
@@ -881,14 +880,14 @@ rtl8169_tx_interrupt(struct net_device *
 	tx_left = tp->cur_tx - dirty_tx;
 
 	while (tx_left > 0) {
+		int entry = dirty_tx % NUM_TX_DESC;
+
 		if ((tp->TxDescArray[entry].status & OWNbit) == 0) {
-			dev_kfree_skb_irq(tp->
-					  Tx_skbuff[dirty_tx % NUM_TX_DESC]);
-			tp->Tx_skbuff[dirty_tx % NUM_TX_DESC] = NULL;
+			dev_kfree_skb_irq(tp->Tx_skbuff[entry]);
+			tp->Tx_skbuff[entry] = NULL;
 			tp->stats.tx_packets++;
 			dirty_tx++;
 			tx_left--;
-			entry++;
 		}
 	}