diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
index 639a50c02537..9db384f66a8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ struct igc_adapter {
 	int tc_setup_type;
 	ktime_t base_time;
 	ktime_t cycle_time;
-	bool qbv_enable;
+	bool taprio_offload_enable;
 	u32 qbv_config_change_errors;
 	bool qbv_transition;
 	unsigned int qbv_count;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 281a0e35b9d1..9f93f0f4f752 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ static __le32 igc_tx_launchtime(struct igc_ring *ring, ktime_t txtime,
 	ktime_t base_time = adapter->base_time;
 	ktime_t now = ktime_get_clocktai();
 	ktime_t baset_est, end_of_cycle;
-	u32 launchtime;
+	s32 launchtime;
 	s64 n;
 
 	n = div64_s64(ktime_sub_ns(now, base_time), cycle_time);
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ static __le32 igc_tx_launchtime(struct igc_ring *ring, ktime_t txtime,
 			*first_flag = true;
 			ring->last_ff_cycle = baset_est;
 
-			if (ktime_compare(txtime, ring->last_tx_cycle) > 0)
+			if (ktime_compare(end_of_cycle, ring->last_tx_cycle) > 0)
 				*insert_empty = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -6097,6 +6097,7 @@ static int igc_tsn_clear_schedule(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 
 	adapter->base_time = 0;
 	adapter->cycle_time = NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	adapter->taprio_offload_enable = false;
 	adapter->qbv_config_change_errors = 0;
 	adapter->qbv_transition = false;
 	adapter->qbv_count = 0;
@@ -6124,24 +6125,16 @@ static int igc_save_qbv_schedule(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 	size_t n;
 	int i;
 
-	switch (qopt->cmd) {
-	case TAPRIO_CMD_REPLACE:
-		adapter->qbv_enable = true;
-		break;
-	case TAPRIO_CMD_DESTROY:
-		adapter->qbv_enable = false;
-		break;
-	default:
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
-	if (!adapter->qbv_enable)
+	if (qopt->cmd == TAPRIO_CMD_DESTROY)
 		return igc_tsn_clear_schedule(adapter);
 
+	if (qopt->cmd != TAPRIO_CMD_REPLACE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (qopt->base_time < 0)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	if (igc_is_device_id_i225(hw) && adapter->base_time)
+	if (igc_is_device_id_i225(hw) && adapter->taprio_offload_enable)
 		return -EALREADY;
 
 	if (!validate_schedule(adapter, qopt))
@@ -6149,6 +6142,7 @@ static int igc_save_qbv_schedule(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 
 	adapter->cycle_time = qopt->cycle_time;
 	adapter->base_time = qopt->base_time;
+	adapter->taprio_offload_enable = true;
 
 	igc_ptp_read(adapter, &now);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c
index 3cdb0c988728..a9c08321aca9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static unsigned int igc_tsn_new_flags(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	unsigned int new_flags = adapter->flags & ~IGC_FLAG_TSN_ANY_ENABLED;
 
-	if (adapter->qbv_enable)
+	if (adapter->taprio_offload_enable)
 		new_flags |= IGC_FLAG_TSN_QBV_ENABLED;
 
 	if (is_any_launchtime(adapter))
@@ -132,8 +132,28 @@ static int igc_tsn_enable_offload(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 		wr32(IGC_STQT(i), ring->start_time);
 		wr32(IGC_ENDQT(i), ring->end_time);
 
-		txqctl |= IGC_TXQCTL_STRICT_CYCLE |
-			IGC_TXQCTL_STRICT_END;
+		if (adapter->taprio_offload_enable) {
+			/* If taprio_offload_enable is set we are in "taprio"
+			 * mode and we need to be strict about the
+			 * cycles: only transmit a packet if it can be
+			 * completed during that cycle.
+			 *
+			 * If taprio_offload_enable is NOT true when
+			 * enabling TSN offload, the cycle should have
+			 * no external effects, but is only used internally
+			 * to adapt the base time register after a second
+			 * has passed.
+			 *
+			 * Enabling strict mode in this case would
+			 * unnecessarily prevent the transmission of
+			 * certain packets (i.e. at the boundary of a
+			 * second) and thus interfere with the launchtime
+			 * feature that promises transmission at a
+			 * certain point in time.
+			 */
+			txqctl |= IGC_TXQCTL_STRICT_CYCLE |
+				IGC_TXQCTL_STRICT_END;
+		}
 
 		if (ring->launchtime_enable)
 			txqctl |= IGC_TXQCTL_QUEUE_MODE_LAUNCHT;