1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c
index 6af84d88cd03..35e4e44040a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ static void smsc_ircc_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
         spin_lock_irqsave(&self->lock, flags);
         smsc_ircc_sir_start(self);
         smsc_ircc_change_speed(self, self->io.speed);
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
         netif_wake_queue(dev);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&self->lock, flags);
 }