diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index 5438a73ba06b..acc0dd87b62e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ static int wlanhdr_to_ethhdr(struct recv_frame *precvframe)
 	struct adapter			*adapter = precvframe->adapter;
 	struct mlme_priv	*pmlmepriv = &adapter->mlmepriv;
 
-	u8	*ptr = get_recvframe_data(precvframe); /*  point to frame_ctrl field */
+	u8	*ptr = precvframe->rx_data; /*  point to frame_ctrl field */
 	struct rx_pkt_attrib *pattrib = &precvframe->attrib;
 
 	if (pattrib->encrypt)
@@ -1220,10 +1220,14 @@ static int wlanhdr_to_ethhdr(struct recv_frame *precvframe)
 		eth_type = 0x8712;
 		/*  append rx status for mp test packets */
 		ptr = recvframe_pull(precvframe, (rmv_len - sizeof(struct ethhdr) + 2) - 24);
+		if (!ptr)
+			return _FAIL;
 		memcpy(ptr, get_rxmem(precvframe), 24);
 		ptr += 24;
 	} else {
 		ptr = recvframe_pull(precvframe, (rmv_len - sizeof(struct ethhdr) + (bsnaphdr ? 2 : 0)));
+		if (!ptr)
+			return _FAIL;
 	}
 
 	memcpy(ptr, pattrib->dst, ETH_ALEN);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c
index 90d426199f52..bf93ff3af140 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void update_recvframe_phyinfo_88e(struct recv_frame *precvframe, struct phy_stat
 	struct rx_pkt_attrib *pattrib = &precvframe->attrib;
 	struct hal_data_8188e *pHalData = &padapter->haldata;
 	struct phy_info *pPHYInfo  = &pattrib->phy_info;
-	u8 *wlanhdr;
+	u8 *wlanhdr = precvframe->rx_data;
 	struct odm_per_pkt_info	pkt_info;
 	u8 *sa = NULL;
 	struct sta_priv *pstapriv;
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ void update_recvframe_phyinfo_88e(struct recv_frame *precvframe, struct phy_stat
 	pkt_info.bPacketToSelf = false;
 	pkt_info.bPacketBeacon = false;
 
-	wlanhdr = get_recvframe_data(precvframe);
-
 	pkt_info.bPacketMatchBSSID = ((!IsFrameTypeCtrl(wlanhdr)) &&
 		!pattrib->icv_err && !pattrib->crc_err &&
 		!memcmp(get_hdr_bssid(wlanhdr),
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
index b43a46887343..920f33235e00 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -296,15 +296,6 @@ static inline u8 *get_rx_status(struct recv_frame *precvframe)
 	return get_rxmem(precvframe);
 }
 
-static inline u8 *get_recvframe_data(struct recv_frame *precvframe)
-{
-	/* always return rx_data */
-	if (precvframe == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return precvframe->rx_data;
-}
-
 static inline u8 *recvframe_push(struct recv_frame *precvframe, int sz)
 {
 	/*  append data before rx_data */