1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c b/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
index a9f7d5d1a269..7064e035757a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
@@ -688,9 +688,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t dmfe_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
         DMFE_DBUG(0, "dmfe_start_xmit", 0);
 
-        /* Resource flag check */
-        netif_stop_queue(dev);
-
         /* Too large packet check */
         if (skb->len > MAX_PACKET_SIZE) {
                 pr_err("big packet = %d\n", (u16)skb->len);
@@ -698,6 +695,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t dmfe_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
                 return NETDEV_TX_OK;
         }
 
+        /* Resource flag check */
+        netif_stop_queue(dev);
+
         spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
 
         /* No Tx resource check, it never happen nromally */