diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
index 826321910efc..362b35ed850b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 #define DMA_INTR_ENA_TIE	0x00000001	/* Transmit Interrupt */
 
 #define DMA_INTR_NORMAL		(DMA_INTR_ENA_NIE | DMA_INTR_ENA_RIE | \
-				 DMA_INTR_ENA_TUE)
+				 DMA_INTR_ENA_TUE | DMA_INTR_ENA_TIE)
 
 #define DMA_INTR_ABNORMAL	(DMA_INTR_ENA_AIE | DMA_INTR_ENA_FBE | \
 				 DMA_INTR_ENA_RWE | DMA_INTR_ENA_RSE | \
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ struct xgmac_priv {
 	struct sk_buff **tx_skbuff;
 	unsigned int tx_head;
 	unsigned int tx_tail;
+	int tx_irq_cnt;
 
 	void __iomem *base;
 	unsigned int dma_buf_sz;
@@ -886,7 +887,7 @@ static void xgmac_tx_complete(struct xgmac_priv *priv)
 	}
 
 	if (dma_ring_space(priv->tx_head, priv->tx_tail, DMA_TX_RING_SZ) >
-	    TX_THRESH)
+	    MAX_SKB_FRAGS)
 		netif_wake_queue(priv->dev);
 }
 
@@ -1057,19 +1058,15 @@ static netdev_tx_t xgmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct xgmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned int entry;
 	int i;
+	u32 irq_flag;
 	int nfrags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
 	struct xgmac_dma_desc *desc, *first;
 	unsigned int desc_flags;
 	unsigned int len;
 	dma_addr_t paddr;
 
-	if (dma_ring_space(priv->tx_head, priv->tx_tail, DMA_TX_RING_SZ) <
-	    (nfrags + 1)) {
-		writel(DMA_INTR_DEFAULT_MASK | DMA_INTR_ENA_TIE,
-			priv->base + XGMAC_DMA_INTR_ENA);
-		netif_stop_queue(dev);
-		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
-	}
+	priv->tx_irq_cnt = (priv->tx_irq_cnt + 1) & (DMA_TX_RING_SZ/4 - 1);
+	irq_flag = priv->tx_irq_cnt ? 0 : TXDESC_INTERRUPT;
 
 	desc_flags = (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) ?
 		TXDESC_CSUM_ALL : 0;
@@ -1110,9 +1107,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t xgmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Interrupt on completition only for the latest segment */
 	if (desc != first)
 		desc_set_tx_owner(desc, desc_flags |
-			TXDESC_LAST_SEG | TXDESC_INTERRUPT);
+			TXDESC_LAST_SEG | irq_flag);
 	else
-		desc_flags |= TXDESC_LAST_SEG | TXDESC_INTERRUPT;
+		desc_flags |= TXDESC_LAST_SEG | irq_flag;
 
 	/* Set owner on first desc last to avoid race condition */
 	wmb();
@@ -1121,6 +1118,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t xgmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	priv->tx_head = dma_ring_incr(entry, DMA_TX_RING_SZ);
 
 	writel(1, priv->base + XGMAC_DMA_TX_POLL);
+	if (dma_ring_space(priv->tx_head, priv->tx_tail, DMA_TX_RING_SZ) <
+	    MAX_SKB_FRAGS)
+		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ static irqreturn_t xgmac_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	/* TX/RX NORMAL interrupts */
-	if (intr_status & (DMA_STATUS_RI | DMA_STATUS_TU)) {
+	if (intr_status & (DMA_STATUS_RI | DMA_STATUS_TU | DMA_STATUS_TI)) {
 		__raw_writel(DMA_INTR_ABNORMAL, priv->base + XGMAC_DMA_INTR_ENA);
 		napi_schedule(&priv->napi);
 	}