diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c
index 06df2e1..9e0096d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
 #include "dev.h"
 #include "if_spi.h"
 
-struct if_spi_packet {
-	struct list_head		list;
-	u16				blen;
-	u8				buffer[0] __attribute__((aligned(4)));
-};
-
 struct if_spi_card {
 	struct spi_device		*spi;
 	struct lbs_private		*priv;
@@ -66,33 +60,10 @@ struct if_spi_card {
 	struct semaphore		spi_thread_terminated;
 
 	u8				cmd_buffer[IF_SPI_CMD_BUF_SIZE];
-
-	/* A buffer of incoming packets from libertas core.
-	 * Since we can't sleep in hw_host_to_card, we have to buffer
-	 * them. */
-	struct list_head		cmd_packet_list;
-	struct list_head		data_packet_list;
-
-	/* Protects cmd_packet_list and data_packet_list */
-	spinlock_t			buffer_lock;
 };
 
 static void free_if_spi_card(struct if_spi_card *card)
 {
-	struct list_head *cursor, *next;
-	struct if_spi_packet *packet;
-
-	BUG_ON(card->run_thread);
-	list_for_each_safe(cursor, next, &card->cmd_packet_list) {
-		packet = container_of(cursor, struct if_spi_packet, list);
-		list_del(&packet->list);
-		kfree(packet);
-	}
-	list_for_each_safe(cursor, next, &card->data_packet_list) {
-		packet = container_of(cursor, struct if_spi_packet, list);
-		list_del(&packet->list);
-		kfree(packet);
-	}
 	spi_set_drvdata(card->spi, NULL);
 	kfree(card);
 }
@@ -774,40 +745,6 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* Move data or a command from the host to the card. */
-static void if_spi_h2c(struct if_spi_card *card,
-			struct if_spi_packet *packet, int type)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-	u16 int_type, port_reg;
-
-	switch (type) {
-	case MVMS_DAT:
-		int_type = IF_SPI_CIC_TX_DOWNLOAD_OVER;
-		port_reg = IF_SPI_DATA_RDWRPORT_REG;
-		break;
-	case MVMS_CMD:
-		int_type = IF_SPI_CIC_CMD_DOWNLOAD_OVER;
-		port_reg = IF_SPI_CMD_RDWRPORT_REG;
-		break;
-	default:
-		lbs_pr_err("can't transfer buffer of type %d\n", type);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Write the data to the card */
-	err = spu_write(card, port_reg, packet->buffer, packet->blen);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-out:
-	kfree(packet);
-
-	if (err)
-		lbs_pr_err("%s: error %d\n", __func__, err);
-}
-
 /* Inform the host about a card event */
 static void if_spi_e2h(struct if_spi_card *card)
 {
@@ -837,8 +774,6 @@ static int lbs_spi_thread(void *data)
 	int err;
 	struct if_spi_card *card = data;
 	u16 hiStatus;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct if_spi_packet *packet;
 
 	while (1) {
 		/* Wait to be woken up by one of two things.  First, our ISR
@@ -877,43 +812,9 @@ static int lbs_spi_thread(void *data)
 		if (hiStatus & IF_SPI_HIST_CMD_DOWNLOAD_RDY ||
 		   (card->priv->psstate != PS_STATE_FULL_POWER &&
 		    (hiStatus & IF_SPI_HIST_TX_DOWNLOAD_RDY))) {
-			/* This means two things. First of all,
-			 * if there was a previous command sent, the card has
-			 * successfully received it.
-			 * Secondly, it is now ready to download another
-			 * command.
-			 */
 			lbs_host_to_card_done(card->priv);
-
-			/* Do we have any command packets from the host to
-			 * send? */
-			packet = NULL;
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
-			if (!list_empty(&card->cmd_packet_list)) {
-				packet = (struct if_spi_packet *)(card->
-						cmd_packet_list.next);
-				list_del(&packet->list);
-			}
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
-
-			if (packet)
-				if_spi_h2c(card, packet, MVMS_CMD);
 		}
-		if (hiStatus & IF_SPI_HIST_TX_DOWNLOAD_RDY) {
-			/* Do we have any data packets from the host to
-			 * send? */
-			packet = NULL;
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
-			if (!list_empty(&card->data_packet_list)) {
-				packet = (struct if_spi_packet *)(card->
-						data_packet_list.next);
-				list_del(&packet->list);
-			}
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
 
-			if (packet)
-				if_spi_h2c(card, packet, MVMS_DAT);
-		}
 		if (hiStatus & IF_SPI_HIST_CARD_EVENT)
 			if_spi_e2h(card);
 
@@ -942,40 +843,18 @@ static int if_spi_host_to_card(struct lbs_private *priv,
 				u8 type, u8 *buf, u16 nb)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct if_spi_card *card = priv->card;
-	struct if_spi_packet *packet;
-	u16 blen;
 
 	lbs_deb_enter_args(LBS_DEB_SPI, "type %d, bytes %d", type, nb);
 
-	if (nb == 0) {
-		lbs_pr_err("%s: invalid size requested: %d\n", __func__, nb);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	blen = ALIGN(nb, 4);
-	packet = kzalloc(sizeof(struct if_spi_packet) + blen, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!packet) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	packet->blen = blen;
-	memcpy(packet->buffer, buf, nb);
-	memset(packet->buffer + nb, 0, blen - nb);
+	nb = ALIGN(nb, 4);
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case MVMS_CMD:
-		priv->dnld_sent = DNLD_CMD_SENT;
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
-		list_add_tail(&packet->list, &card->cmd_packet_list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
+		err = spu_write(card, IF_SPI_CMD_RDWRPORT_REG, buf, nb);
 		break;
 	case MVMS_DAT:
-		priv->dnld_sent = DNLD_DATA_SENT;
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
-		list_add_tail(&packet->list, &card->data_packet_list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->buffer_lock, flags);
+		err = spu_write(card, IF_SPI_DATA_RDWRPORT_REG, buf, nb);
 		break;
 	default:
 		lbs_pr_err("can't transfer buffer of type %d", type);
@@ -983,9 +862,6 @@ static int if_spi_host_to_card(struct lbs_private *priv,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* Wake up the spi thread */
-	up(&card->spi_ready);
-out:
 	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_SPI, "err=%d", err);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1062,9 +938,6 @@ static int __devinit if_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	sema_init(&card->spi_ready, 0);
 	sema_init(&card->spi_thread_terminated, 0);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->cmd_packet_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->data_packet_list);
-	spin_lock_init(&card->buffer_lock);
 
 	/* Initialize the SPI Interface Unit */
 	err = spu_init(card, pdata->use_dummy_writes);
@@ -1141,6 +1014,9 @@ static int __devinit if_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto terminate_thread;
 	}
 
+	/* poke the IRQ handler so that we don't miss the first interrupt */
+	up(&card->spi_ready);
+
 	/* Start the card.
 	 * This will call register_netdev, and we'll start
 	 * getting interrupts... */
