diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
index 9e5264d8773b09a3cdda77a8cec066a44d3359a3..b48f761820499d20d6c1c34892e5cdc7b4785ca1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
@@ -1858,8 +1858,9 @@ static void ql_update_small_bufq_prod_index(struct ql3_adapter *qdev)
 			qdev->small_buf_release_cnt -= 8;
 		}
 		wmb();
-		writel(qdev->small_buf_q_producer_index,
-			&port_regs->CommonRegs.rxSmallQProducerIndex);
+		writel_relaxed(qdev->small_buf_q_producer_index,
+			       &port_regs->CommonRegs.rxSmallQProducerIndex);
+		mmiowb();
 	}
 }