diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 621346656af37..dd03e1e6279a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 #include "bnxt_debugfs.h"
 
 #define BNXT_TX_TIMEOUT		(5 * HZ)
-#define BNXT_DEF_MSG_ENABLE	(NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_HW)
+#define BNXT_DEF_MSG_ENABLE	(NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_HW | \
+				 NETIF_MSG_TX_ERR)
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Broadcom BCM573xx network driver");
@@ -360,6 +361,13 @@ static u16 bnxt_xmit_get_cfa_action(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return md_dst->u.port_info.port_id;
 }
 
+static void bnxt_txr_db_kick(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_tx_ring_info *txr,
+			     u16 prod)
+{
+	bnxt_db_write(bp, &txr->tx_db, prod);
+	txr->kick_pending = 0;
+}
+
 static bool bnxt_txr_netif_try_stop_queue(struct bnxt *bp,
 					  struct bnxt_tx_ring_info *txr,
 					  struct netdev_queue *txq)
@@ -407,6 +415,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	free_size = bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr);
 	if (unlikely(free_size < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags + 2)) {
+		/* We must have raced with NAPI cleanup */
+		if (net_ratelimit() && txr->kick_pending)
+			netif_warn(bp, tx_err, dev,
+				   "bnxt: ring busy w/ flush pending!\n");
 		if (bnxt_txr_netif_try_stop_queue(bp, txr, txq))
 			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
@@ -510,21 +522,16 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 normal_tx:
 	if (length < BNXT_MIN_PKT_SIZE) {
 		pad = BNXT_MIN_PKT_SIZE - length;
-		if (skb_pad(skb, pad)) {
+		if (skb_pad(skb, pad))
 			/* SKB already freed. */
-			tx_buf->skb = NULL;
-			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-		}
+			goto tx_kick_pending;
 		length = BNXT_MIN_PKT_SIZE;
 	}
 
 	mapping = dma_map_single(&pdev->dev, skb->data, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
-	if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(&pdev->dev, mapping))) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		tx_buf->skb = NULL;
-		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(&pdev->dev, mapping)))
+		goto tx_free;
 
 	dma_unmap_addr_set(tx_buf, mapping, mapping);
 	flags = (len << TX_BD_LEN_SHIFT) | TX_BD_TYPE_LONG_TX_BD |
@@ -609,13 +616,15 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	txr->tx_prod = prod;
 
 	if (!netdev_xmit_more() || netif_xmit_stopped(txq))
-		bnxt_db_write(bp, &txr->tx_db, prod);
+		bnxt_txr_db_kick(bp, txr, prod);
+	else
+		txr->kick_pending = 1;
 
 tx_done:
 
 	if (unlikely(bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) <= MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)) {
 		if (netdev_xmit_more() && !tx_buf->is_push)
-			bnxt_db_write(bp, &txr->tx_db, prod);
+			bnxt_txr_db_kick(bp, txr, prod);
 
 		bnxt_txr_netif_try_stop_queue(bp, txr, txq);
 	}
@@ -627,7 +636,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	/* start back at beginning and unmap skb */
 	prod = txr->tx_prod;
 	tx_buf = &txr->tx_buf_ring[prod];
-	tx_buf->skb = NULL;
 	dma_unmap_single(&pdev->dev, dma_unmap_addr(tx_buf, mapping),
 			 skb_headlen(skb), PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 	prod = NEXT_TX(prod);
@@ -641,7 +649,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			       PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 	}
 
+tx_free:
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+tx_kick_pending:
+	if (txr->kick_pending)
+		bnxt_txr_db_kick(bp, txr, txr->tx_prod);
+	txr->tx_buf_ring[txr->tx_prod].skb = NULL;
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index a95c5afa2f018..95d10e7bbb041 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ struct bnxt_tx_ring_info {
 	u16			tx_prod;
 	u16			tx_cons;
 	u16			txq_index;
+	u8			kick_pending;
 	struct bnxt_db_info	tx_db;
 
 	struct tx_bd		*tx_desc_ring[MAX_TX_PAGES];