diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
index f9df4b5ae90e091d7bd440e16d87ef404ab1ba80..f42f672b0e7eab91e3cc90dece31bf691eb02bc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ bnad_txcmpl_process(struct bnad *bnad, struct bna_tcb *tcb)
 		return 0;
 
 	hw_cons = *(tcb->hw_consumer_index);
+	rmb();
 	cons = tcb->consumer_index;
 	q_depth = tcb->q_depth;
 
@@ -3094,7 +3095,7 @@ bnad_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	BNA_QE_INDX_INC(prod, q_depth);
 	tcb->producer_index = prod;
 
-	smp_mb();
+	wmb();
 
 	if (unlikely(!test_bit(BNAD_TXQ_TX_STARTED, &tcb->flags)))
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
@@ -3102,7 +3103,6 @@ bnad_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 
 	bna_txq_prod_indx_doorbell(tcb);
-	smp_mb();
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }