/* IFx message control */
 #define IF_MCONT_NEWDAT                BIT(15)
 #define IF_MCONT_MSGLST                BIT(14)
-#define IF_MCONT_CLR_MSGLST    (0 << 14)
 #define IF_MCONT_INTPND                BIT(13)
 #define IF_MCONT_UMASK         BIT(12)
 #define IF_MCONT_TXIE          BIT(11)
        c_can_object_put(dev, iface, obj, IF_COMM_CONTROL);
 }
 
-static void c_can_handle_lost_msg_obj(struct net_device *dev,
-                                       int iface, int objno)
+static int c_can_handle_lost_msg_obj(struct net_device *dev,
+                                    int iface, int objno, u32 ctrl)
 {
-       struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct net_device_stats *stats = &dev->stats;
-       struct sk_buff *skb;
+       struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct can_frame *frame;
+       struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-       netdev_err(dev, "msg lost in buffer %d\n", objno);
-
-       c_can_object_get(dev, iface, objno, IF_COMM_ALL & ~IF_COMM_TXRQST);
-
-       priv->write_reg(priv, C_CAN_IFACE(MSGCTRL_REG, iface),
-                       IF_MCONT_CLR_MSGLST);
-
+       ctrl &= ~(IF_MCONT_MSGLST | IF_MCONT_INTPND | IF_MCONT_NEWDAT);
+       priv->write_reg(priv, C_CAN_IFACE(MSGCTRL_REG, iface), ctrl);
        c_can_object_put(dev, iface, objno, IF_COMM_CONTROL);
 
        /* create an error msg */
        skb = alloc_can_err_skb(dev, &frame);
        if (unlikely(!skb))
-               return;
+               return 0;
 
        frame->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CRTL;
        frame->data[1] = CAN_ERR_CRTL_RX_OVERFLOW;
        stats->rx_over_errors++;
 
        netif_receive_skb(skb);
+       return 1;
 }
 
 static int c_can_read_msg_object(struct net_device *dev, int iface, int ctrl)
                                        C_CAN_IFACE(MSGCTRL_REG, IF_RX));
 
                        if (msg_ctrl_save & IF_MCONT_MSGLST) {
-                               c_can_handle_lost_msg_obj(dev, IF_RX, msg_obj);
-                               num_rx_pkts++;
-                               quota--;
+                               int n;
+
+                               n = c_can_handle_lost_msg_obj(dev, IF_RX,
+                                                             msg_obj,
+                                                             msg_ctrl_save);
+                               num_rx_pkts += n;
+                               quota -=n;
                                continue;
                        }