diff --git a/drivers/net/sundance.c b/drivers/net/sundance.c
index be1faa02039216e61f19da0d7ef82732d77118a2..91cd2f52e628a7ccac1cdefb5de90c3eca884938 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sundance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sundance.c
@@ -1079,6 +1079,8 @@ reset_tx (struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* free all tx skbuff */
 	for (i = 0; i < TX_RING_SIZE; i++) {
+		np->tx_ring[i].next_desc = 0;
+
 		skb = np->tx_skbuff[i];
 		if (skb) {
 			pci_unmap_single(np->pci_dev,
@@ -1094,6 +1096,10 @@ reset_tx (struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	np->cur_tx = np->dirty_tx = 0;
 	np->cur_task = 0;
+
+	np->last_tx = 0;
+	iowrite8(127, ioaddr + TxDMAPollPeriod);
+
 	iowrite16 (StatsEnable | RxEnable | TxEnable, ioaddr + MACCtrl1);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1162,8 +1168,14 @@ static irqreturn_t intr_handler(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 						sundance_reset(dev, (NetworkReset|FIFOReset|TxReset) << 16);
 						/* No need to reset the Tx pointer here */
 					}
-					/* Restart the Tx. */
-					iowrite16 (TxEnable, ioaddr + MACCtrl1);
+					/* Restart the Tx. Need to make sure tx enabled */
+					i = 10;
+					do {
+						iowrite16(ioread16(ioaddr + MACCtrl1) | TxEnable, ioaddr + MACCtrl1);
+						if (ioread16(ioaddr + MACCtrl1) & TxEnabled)
+							break;
+						mdelay(1);
+					} while (--i);
 				}
 				/* Yup, this is a documentation bug.  It cost me *hours*. */
 				iowrite16 (0, ioaddr + TxStatus);