--- 4469f2451a6f660a20fc37d0ca9e47ec4114b787
+++ b4b25ffa3ab7c6a199852604997d00869eda1f1d
@@ -1563,7 +1563,10 @@ static int ugeth_disable(struct ucc_geth
 
 static void ugeth_quiesce(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
 {
-	/* Wait for and prevent any further xmits. */
+	/* Prevent any further xmits, plus detach the device. */
+	netif_device_detach(ugeth->ndev);
+
+	/* Wait for any current xmits to finish. */
 	netif_tx_disable(ugeth->ndev);
 
 	/* Disable the interrupt to avoid NAPI rescheduling. */
@@ -1577,7 +1580,7 @@ static void ugeth_activate(struct ucc_ge
 {
 	napi_enable(&ugeth->napi);
 	enable_irq(ugeth->ug_info->uf_info.irq);
-	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ugeth->ndev);
+	netif_device_attach(ugeth->ndev);
 }
 
 /* Called every time the controller might need to be made
@@ -3273,13 +3276,12 @@ static int ucc_geth_tx(struct net_device
 		/* Handle the transmitted buffer and release */
 		/* the BD to be used with the current frame  */
 
-		if ((bd == ugeth->txBd[txQ]) && (netif_queue_stopped(dev) == 0))
+		skb = ugeth->tx_skbuff[txQ][ugeth->skb_dirtytx[txQ]];
+		if (!skb)
 			break;
 
 		dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 
-		skb = ugeth->tx_skbuff[txQ][ugeth->skb_dirtytx[txQ]];
-
 		if (skb_queue_len(&ugeth->rx_recycle) < RX_BD_RING_LEN &&
 			     skb_recycle_check(skb,
 				    ugeth->ug_info->uf_info.max_rx_buf_length +