diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index 5803cd6db406c7f9c5426ceb87bf062d4f0434fb..206f0266463e362a0e34fe8ff5b626519500e2ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ qcaspi_netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	netif_start_queue(qca->net_dev);
+	/* SPI thread takes care of TX queue */
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@ qcaspi_netdev_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 	qca->net_dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 	/* Trigger tx queue flush and QCA7000 reset */
 	qca->sync = QCASPI_SYNC_UNKNOWN;
+
+	if (qca->spi_thread)
+		wake_up_process(qca->spi_thread);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -878,22 +881,22 @@ qca_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	if ((qcaspi_clkspeed < QCASPI_CLK_SPEED_MIN) ||
 	    (qcaspi_clkspeed > QCASPI_CLK_SPEED_MAX)) {
-		dev_info(&spi->dev, "Invalid clkspeed: %d\n",
-			 qcaspi_clkspeed);
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Invalid clkspeed: %d\n",
+			qcaspi_clkspeed);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if ((qcaspi_burst_len < QCASPI_BURST_LEN_MIN) ||
 	    (qcaspi_burst_len > QCASPI_BURST_LEN_MAX)) {
-		dev_info(&spi->dev, "Invalid burst len: %d\n",
-			 qcaspi_burst_len);
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Invalid burst len: %d\n",
+			qcaspi_burst_len);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if ((qcaspi_pluggable < QCASPI_PLUGGABLE_MIN) ||
 	    (qcaspi_pluggable > QCASPI_PLUGGABLE_MAX)) {
-		dev_info(&spi->dev, "Invalid pluggable: %d\n",
-			 qcaspi_pluggable);
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Invalid pluggable: %d\n",
+			qcaspi_pluggable);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -955,8 +958,8 @@ qca_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 
 	if (register_netdev(qcaspi_devs)) {
-		dev_info(&spi->dev, "Unable to register net device %s\n",
-			 qcaspi_devs->name);
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Unable to register net device %s\n",
+			qcaspi_devs->name);
 		free_netdev(qcaspi_devs);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}