diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 800d5ced580003c5eaff710ccf9ec8daf1dd68b1..e475be29845c669a0bf734ddc654790339bf96aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -1658,6 +1658,7 @@ static void macb_tx_restart(struct macb_queue *queue)
 	unsigned int head = queue->tx_head;
 	unsigned int tail = queue->tx_tail;
 	struct macb *bp = queue->bp;
+	unsigned int head_idx, tbqp;
 
 	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
 		queue_writel(queue, ISR, MACB_BIT(TXUBR));
@@ -1665,6 +1666,13 @@ static void macb_tx_restart(struct macb_queue *queue)
 	if (head == tail)
 		return;
 
+	tbqp = queue_readl(queue, TBQP) / macb_dma_desc_get_size(bp);
+	tbqp = macb_adj_dma_desc_idx(bp, macb_tx_ring_wrap(bp, tbqp));
+	head_idx = macb_adj_dma_desc_idx(bp, macb_tx_ring_wrap(bp, head));
+
+	if (tbqp == head_idx)
+		return;
+
 	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(TSTART));
 }