diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
index 9ecdd67e1410af3e4182b011c040fd502363368f..1d6de6706875e39e82103299dcdcd0f548840436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int sonic_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		netif_dbg(lp, tx_queued, dev, "%s: stopping queue\n", __func__);
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 		/* after this packet, wait for ISR to free up some TDAs */
-	} else netif_start_queue(dev);
+	}
 
 	netif_dbg(lp, tx_queued, dev, "%s: issuing Tx command\n", __func__);