diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index 7efa3fc257b3..e58f1d2c26bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -1602,6 +1602,9 @@ static int atl1c_clean_tx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	AT_READ_REGW(&adapter->hw, atl1c_qregs[tpd_ring->num].tpd_cons,
 		     &hw_next_to_clean);
 
+	if (unlikely(hw_next_to_clean >= tpd_ring->count))
+		hw_next_to_clean = next_to_clean;
+
 	while (next_to_clean != hw_next_to_clean) {
 		buffer_info = &tpd_ring->buffer_info[next_to_clean];
 		if (buffer_info->skb) {