diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 4671fa556c5d5aace8096e72fe8af340163b670b..c9a191b4c313284d7a44d95eb46b428b0ee45b17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -1685,15 +1685,12 @@ static void mlx4_en_restart(struct work_struct *work)
 						 watchdog_task);
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct net_device *dev = priv->dev;
-	int i;
 
 	en_dbg(DRV, priv, "Watchdog task called for port %d\n", priv->port);
 
 	mutex_lock(&mdev->state_lock);
 	if (priv->port_up) {
 		mlx4_en_stop_port(dev, 1);
-		for (i = 0; i < priv->tx_ring_num; i++)
-			netdev_tx_reset_queue(priv->tx_ring[i].tx_queue);
 		if (mlx4_en_start_port(dev))
 			en_err(priv, "Failed restarting port %d\n", priv->port);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
index 3b28e167b05b608034845faa61c81891bee5a2c7..49308cc65ee7f48a786fa25c993a72c4cecc7361 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ int mlx4_en_free_tx_buf(struct net_device *dev, struct mlx4_en_tx_ring *ring)
 		cnt++;
 	}
 
+	netdev_tx_reset_queue(ring->tx_queue);
+
 	if (cnt)
 		en_dbg(DRV, priv, "Freed %d uncompleted tx descriptors\n", cnt);