diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 362541aa946efcb569d5396c04b495b159fd6d7e..c67211c91cb6501b007436c0a88679c329b17660 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@ static int __ixgbe_maybe_stop_tx(struct net_device *netdev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* A reprieve! - use start_queue because it doesn't call schedule */
-	netif_wake_subqueue(netdev, tx_ring->queue_index);
+	netif_start_subqueue(netdev, tx_ring->queue_index);
 	++adapter->restart_queue;
 	return 0;
 }