diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 7b1885f9ce039..ed7ec27df8c25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -4835,6 +4835,8 @@ static void igb_clean_tx_ring(struct igb_ring *tx_ring)
 					       DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		}
 
+		tx_buffer->next_to_watch = NULL;
+
 		/* move us one more past the eop_desc for start of next pkt */
 		tx_buffer++;
 		i++;