diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 840478692a370..dfd439eadd492 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2533,6 +2533,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t sh_eth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	else
 		txdesc->status |= cpu_to_le32(TD_TACT);
 
+	wmb(); /* cur_tx must be incremented after TACT bit was set */
 	mdp->cur_tx++;
 
 	if (!(sh_eth_read(ndev, EDTRR) & mdp->cd->edtrr_trns))