diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index d6f8d6c8b0f1..0b2f9ddfb1c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
 #define MACB_TX_ERR_FLAGS	(MACB_BIT(ISR_TUND)			\
 					| MACB_BIT(ISR_RLE)		\
 					| MACB_BIT(TXERR))
-#define MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS	(MACB_TX_ERR_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(TCOMP))
+#define MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS	(MACB_TX_ERR_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(TCOMP)	\
+					| MACB_BIT(TXUBR))
 
 /* Max length of transmit frame must be a multiple of 8 bytes */
 #define MACB_TX_LEN_ALIGN	8
@@ -1243,6 +1244,21 @@ static int macb_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	return work_done;
 }
 
+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;
+
+	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
+		queue_writel(queue, ISR, MACB_BIT(TXUBR));
+
+	if (head == tail)
+		return;
+
+	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(TSTART));
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t macb_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct macb_queue *queue = dev_id;
@@ -1300,6 +1316,9 @@ static irqreturn_t macb_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		if (status & MACB_BIT(TCOMP))
 			macb_tx_interrupt(queue);
 
+		if (status & MACB_BIT(TXUBR))
+			macb_tx_restart(queue);
+
 		/* Link change detection isn't possible with RMII, so we'll
 		 * add that if/when we get our hands on a full-blown MII PHY.
 		 */