diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index 40290028580b..437989edb780 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,9 @@ static bool atl1e_clean_tx_irq(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter)
 	u16 hw_next_to_clean = AT_READ_REGW(&adapter->hw, REG_TPD_CONS_IDX);
 	u16 next_to_clean = atomic_read(&tx_ring->next_to_clean);
 
+	if (unlikely(hw_next_to_clean >= tx_ring->count))
+		hw_next_to_clean = next_to_clean;
+
 	while (next_to_clean != hw_next_to_clean) {
 		tx_buffer = &tx_ring->tx_buffer[next_to_clean];
 		if (tx_buffer->dma) {