diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
index 0ad790cc473cb1697e71bd422af0e0086c0242a9..eaa8e874a3cb0580cbe68ca40ba5004942a91e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ efx_may_push_tx_desc(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, unsigned int write_count)
 		return false;
 
 	tx_queue->empty_read_count = 0;
-	return ((empty_read_count ^ write_count) & ~EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID) == 0;
+	return ((empty_read_count ^ write_count) & ~EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID) == 0
+		&& tx_queue->write_count - write_count == 1;
 }
 
 /* For each entry inserted into the software descriptor ring, create a