diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index e00d5a2a41ee61df2a592535794f8ce572a16938..a0343f25068a646e9b234f9755738be99bc43a57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -890,8 +890,6 @@ static int nfp_net_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		u64_stats_update_end(&r_vec->tx_sync);
 	}
 
-	netdev_tx_sent_queue(nd_q, txbuf->real_len);
-
 	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 
 	tx_ring->wr_p += nr_frags + 1;
@@ -899,7 +897,7 @@ static int nfp_net_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		nfp_net_tx_ring_stop(nd_q, tx_ring);
 
 	tx_ring->wr_ptr_add += nr_frags + 1;
-	if (!skb->xmit_more || netif_xmit_stopped(nd_q))
+	if (__netdev_tx_sent_queue(nd_q, txbuf->real_len, skb->xmit_more))
 		nfp_net_tx_xmit_more_flush(tx_ring);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;