diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 3c85a0885f9b..1b1b78fdc138 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1636,6 +1636,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t cpsw_ndo_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		q_idx = q_idx % cpsw->tx_ch_num;
 
 	txch = cpsw->txv[q_idx].ch;
+	txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, q_idx);
 	ret = cpsw_tx_packet_submit(priv, skb, txch);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 		cpsw_err(priv, tx_err, "desc submit failed\n");
@@ -1646,15 +1647,26 @@ static netdev_tx_t cpsw_ndo_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 * tell the kernel to stop sending us tx frames.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!cpdma_check_free_tx_desc(txch))) {
-		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, q_idx);
 		netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
+
+		/* Barrier, so that stop_queue visible to other cpus */
+		smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
+		if (cpdma_check_free_tx_desc(txch))
+			netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
 	}
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 fail:
 	ndev->stats.tx_dropped++;
-	txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, skb_get_queue_mapping(skb));
 	netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
+
+	/* Barrier, so that stop_queue visible to other cpus */
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
+	if (cpdma_check_free_tx_desc(txch))
+		netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
+
 	return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 }