1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 903362a7b584..479a7cba45c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -389,12 +389,6 @@ fec_enet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
                         netdev_err(ndev, "Tx DMA memory map failed\n");
                 return NETDEV_TX_OK;
         }
-        /* Send it on its way.  Tell FEC it's ready, interrupt when done,
-         * it's the last BD of the frame, and to put the CRC on the end.
-         */
-        status |= (BD_ENET_TX_READY | BD_ENET_TX_INTR
-                        | BD_ENET_TX_LAST | BD_ENET_TX_TC);
-        bdp->cbd_sc = status;
 
         if (fep->bufdesc_ex) {
 
@@ -416,6 +410,13 @@ fec_enet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
                 }
         }
 
+        /* Send it on its way.  Tell FEC it's ready, interrupt when done,
+         * it's the last BD of the frame, and to put the CRC on the end.
+         */
+        status |= (BD_ENET_TX_READY | BD_ENET_TX_INTR
+                        | BD_ENET_TX_LAST | BD_ENET_TX_TC);
+        bdp->cbd_sc = status;
+
         bdp_pre = fec_enet_get_prevdesc(bdp, fep);
         if ((id_entry->driver_data & FEC_QUIRK_ERR006358) &&
             !(bdp_pre->cbd_sc & BD_ENET_TX_READY)) {