diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 9ab3b43c7d040f14c28f4ad0edc7e9997e9d0a8b..40dabe2b3dae536e8d4e1793436f775003b67e04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -973,7 +973,8 @@ static void __rtl8169_check_link_status(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (pm)
 			pm_request_resume(&tp->pci_dev->dev);
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
-		netif_info(tp, ifup, dev, "link up\n");
+		if (net_ratelimit())
+			netif_info(tp, ifup, dev, "link up\n");
 	} else {
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
 		netif_info(tp, ifdown, dev, "link down\n");
@@ -4640,13 +4641,24 @@ static irqreturn_t rtl8169_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/* Work around for rx fifo overflow */
-		if (unlikely(status & RxFIFOOver) &&
-		    (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_11 ||
-		     tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_22)) {
-			netif_stop_queue(dev);
-			rtl8169_tx_timeout(dev);
-			break;
+		if (unlikely(status & RxFIFOOver)) {
+			switch (tp->mac_version) {
+			/* Work around for rx fifo overflow */
+			case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_11:
+			case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_22:
+			case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_26:
+				netif_stop_queue(dev);
+				rtl8169_tx_timeout(dev);
+				goto done;
+			/* Experimental science. Pktgen proof. */
+			case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_12:
+			case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_25:
+				if (status == RxFIFOOver)
+					goto done;
+				break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (unlikely(status & SYSErr)) {
@@ -4682,7 +4694,7 @@ static irqreturn_t rtl8169_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 			(status & RxFIFOOver) ? (status | RxOverflow) : status);
 		status = RTL_R16(IntrStatus);
 	}
-
+done:
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);
 }