diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
index e97a08ce0b90c298577fed09c96dc7a711076e5e..2f9733a8e125deedda186662fd0319b029b9348c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/can/dev.h>
 #include <linux/can/error.h>
 
-#define MAX_TX_URBS			16
 #define MAX_RX_URBS			4
 #define START_TIMEOUT			1000 /* msecs */
 #define STOP_TIMEOUT			1000 /* msecs */
@@ -443,6 +442,7 @@ struct kvaser_usb_error_summary {
 	};
 };
 
+/* Context for an outstanding, not yet ACKed, transmission */
 struct kvaser_usb_tx_urb_context {
 	struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv;
 	u32 echo_index;
@@ -456,8 +456,13 @@ struct kvaser_usb {
 	struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *bulk_in, *bulk_out;
 	struct usb_anchor rx_submitted;
 
+	/* @max_tx_urbs: Firmware-reported maximum number of oustanding,
+	 * not yet ACKed, transmissions on this device. This value is
+	 * also used as a sentinel for marking free tx contexts.
+	 */
 	u32 fw_version;
 	unsigned int nchannels;
+	unsigned int max_tx_urbs;
 	enum kvaser_usb_family family;
 
 	bool rxinitdone;
@@ -467,19 +472,18 @@ struct kvaser_usb {
 
 struct kvaser_usb_net_priv {
 	struct can_priv can;
-
-	spinlock_t tx_contexts_lock;
-	int active_tx_contexts;
-	struct kvaser_usb_tx_urb_context tx_contexts[MAX_TX_URBS];
-
-	struct usb_anchor tx_submitted;
-	struct completion start_comp, stop_comp;
+	struct can_berr_counter bec;
 
 	struct kvaser_usb *dev;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	int channel;
 
-	struct can_berr_counter bec;
+	struct completion start_comp, stop_comp;
+	struct usb_anchor tx_submitted;
+
+	spinlock_t tx_contexts_lock;
+	int active_tx_contexts;
+	struct kvaser_usb_tx_urb_context tx_contexts[];
 };
 
 static const struct usb_device_id kvaser_usb_table[] = {
@@ -657,9 +661,13 @@ static int kvaser_usb_get_software_info(struct kvaser_usb *dev)
 	switch (dev->family) {
 	case KVASER_LEAF:
 		dev->fw_version = le32_to_cpu(msg.u.leaf.softinfo.fw_version);
+		dev->max_tx_urbs =
+			le16_to_cpu(msg.u.leaf.softinfo.max_outstanding_tx);
 		break;
 	case KVASER_USBCAN:
 		dev->fw_version = le32_to_cpu(msg.u.usbcan.softinfo.fw_version);
+		dev->max_tx_urbs =
+			le16_to_cpu(msg.u.usbcan.softinfo.max_outstanding_tx);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -715,7 +723,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_tx_acknowledge(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 
 	stats = &priv->netdev->stats;
 
-	context = &priv->tx_contexts[tid % MAX_TX_URBS];
+	context = &priv->tx_contexts[tid % dev->max_tx_urbs];
 
 	/* Sometimes the state change doesn't come after a bus-off event */
 	if (priv->can.restart_ms &&
@@ -744,7 +752,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_tx_acknowledge(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->tx_contexts_lock, flags);
 
 	can_get_echo_skb(priv->netdev, context->echo_index);
-	context->echo_index = MAX_TX_URBS;
+	context->echo_index = dev->max_tx_urbs;
 	--priv->active_tx_contexts;
 	netif_wake_queue(priv->netdev);
 
@@ -1512,11 +1520,13 @@ static int kvaser_usb_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 static void kvaser_usb_reset_tx_urb_contexts(struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, max_tx_urbs;
+
+	max_tx_urbs = priv->dev->max_tx_urbs;
 
 	priv->active_tx_contexts = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TX_URBS; i++)
-		priv->tx_contexts[i].echo_index = MAX_TX_URBS;
+	for (i = 0; i < max_tx_urbs; i++)
+		priv->tx_contexts[i].echo_index = max_tx_urbs;
 }
 
 /* This method might sleep. Do not call it in the atomic context
@@ -1702,14 +1712,14 @@ static netdev_tx_t kvaser_usb_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		*msg_tx_can_flags |= MSG_FLAG_REMOTE_FRAME;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->tx_contexts_lock, flags);
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(priv->tx_contexts); i++) {
-		if (priv->tx_contexts[i].echo_index == MAX_TX_URBS) {
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->max_tx_urbs; i++) {
+		if (priv->tx_contexts[i].echo_index == dev->max_tx_urbs) {
 			context = &priv->tx_contexts[i];
 
 			context->echo_index = i;
 			can_put_echo_skb(skb, netdev, context->echo_index);
 			++priv->active_tx_contexts;
-			if (priv->active_tx_contexts >= MAX_TX_URBS)
+			if (priv->active_tx_contexts >= dev->max_tx_urbs)
 				netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 
 			break;
@@ -1743,7 +1753,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t kvaser_usb_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->tx_contexts_lock, flags);
 
 		can_free_echo_skb(netdev, context->echo_index);
-		context->echo_index = MAX_TX_URBS;
+		context->echo_index = dev->max_tx_urbs;
 		--priv->active_tx_contexts;
 		netif_wake_queue(netdev);
 
@@ -1881,7 +1891,9 @@ static int kvaser_usb_init_one(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	netdev = alloc_candev(sizeof(*priv), MAX_TX_URBS);
+	netdev = alloc_candev(sizeof(*priv) +
+			      dev->max_tx_urbs * sizeof(*priv->tx_contexts),
+			      dev->max_tx_urbs);
 	if (!netdev) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev, "Cannot alloc candev\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2009,6 +2021,13 @@ static int kvaser_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "Firmware version: %d.%d.%d\n",
+		((dev->fw_version >> 24) & 0xff),
+		((dev->fw_version >> 16) & 0xff),
+		(dev->fw_version & 0xffff));
+
+	dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "Max oustanding tx = %d URBs\n", dev->max_tx_urbs);
+
 	err = kvaser_usb_get_card_info(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev,
@@ -2016,11 +2035,6 @@ static int kvaser_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "Firmware version: %d.%d.%d\n",
-		((dev->fw_version >> 24) & 0xff),
-		((dev->fw_version >> 16) & 0xff),
-		(dev->fw_version & 0xffff));
-
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->nchannels; i++) {
 		err = kvaser_usb_init_one(intf, id, i);
 		if (err) {