diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 6b43e1c5b1c3..8c2813963e55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ static void igc_clean_tx_ring(struct igc_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++;