}
 }
 
+static void enable_tx_fifo_drain(struct adapter *adapter,
+                                struct port_info *pi)
+{
+       t3_set_reg_field(adapter, A_XGM_TXFIFO_CFG + pi->mac.offset, 0,
+                        F_ENDROPPKT);
+       t3_write_reg(adapter, A_XGM_RX_CTRL + pi->mac.offset, 0);
+       t3_write_reg(adapter, A_XGM_TX_CTRL + pi->mac.offset, F_TXEN);
+       t3_write_reg(adapter, A_XGM_RX_CTRL + pi->mac.offset, F_RXEN);
+}
+
+static void disable_tx_fifo_drain(struct adapter *adapter,
+                                 struct port_info *pi)
+{
+       t3_set_reg_field(adapter, A_XGM_TXFIFO_CFG + pi->mac.offset,
+                        F_ENDROPPKT, 0);
+}
+
 void t3_os_link_fault(struct adapter *adap, int port_id, int state)
 {
        struct net_device *dev = adap->port[port_id];
 
                netif_carrier_on(dev);
 
+               disable_tx_fifo_drain(adap, pi);
+
                /* Clear local faults */
                t3_xgm_intr_disable(adap, pi->port_id);
                t3_read_reg(adap, A_XGM_INT_STATUS +
                t3_xgm_intr_enable(adap, pi->port_id);
 
                t3_mac_enable(mac, MAC_DIRECTION_TX);
-       } else
+       } else {
                netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
+               /* Flush TX FIFO */
+               enable_tx_fifo_drain(adap, pi);
+       }
        link_report(dev);
 }
 
 
        if (link_stat != netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
                if (link_stat) {
+                       disable_tx_fifo_drain(adapter, pi);
+
                        t3_mac_enable(mac, MAC_DIRECTION_RX);
 
                        /* Clear local faults */
                        t3_read_reg(adapter, A_XGM_INT_STATUS + pi->mac.offset);
                        t3_mac_disable(mac, MAC_DIRECTION_RX);
                        t3_link_start(&pi->phy, mac, &pi->link_config);
+
+                       /* Flush TX FIFO */
+                       enable_tx_fifo_drain(adapter, pi);
                }
 
                link_report(dev);