Index: bcm43xx_dma.c
===================================================================
--- bcm43xx_dma.c	(revision 1088)
+++ bcm43xx_dma.c	(working copy)
@@ -944,8 +944,12 @@
 			*slot = next_slot(ring, *slot);
 			cnt++;
 		}
-		printkl(KERN_ERR PFX "DMA RX buffer too small. %d dropped.\n",
-		        cnt);
+		printkl(KERN_ERR PFX "DMA RX buffer too small "
+				     "(frame: %u, buffer: %u, dropped: %d).\n",
+		        len, ring->rx_buffersize, cnt);
+
+		/* recycle the descriptor buffer. */
+		sync_descbuffer_for_device(ring, meta->dmaaddr, ring->rx_buffersize);
 		goto drop;
 	}
 	len -= IEEE80211_FCS_LEN;