diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
index 2bd035f74fa2..f2176ef3a127 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ static int tx_spb_ring_full(struct bcmasp_intf *intf, int cnt)
 	int next_index, i;
 
 	/* Check if we have enough room for cnt descriptors */
+	next_index = intf->tx_spb_index;
 	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
-		next_index = incr_ring(intf->tx_spb_index, DESC_RING_COUNT);
+		next_index = incr_ring(next_index, DESC_RING_COUNT);
 		if (next_index == intf->tx_spb_clean_index)
 			return 1;
 	}