diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index e5e71220e7d0a..3bf74e236abc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ void b43_dummy_transmission(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 			break;
 		udelay(10);
 	}
-	for (i = 0x00; i < 0x0A; i++) {
+	for (i = 0x00; i < 0x19; i++) {
 		value = b43_read16(dev, 0x0690);
 		if (!(value & 0x0100))
 			break;