static void xgbe_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
        struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata = from_timer(pdata, t, service_timer);
+       struct xgbe_channel *channel;
+       unsigned int i;
 
        queue_work(pdata->dev_workqueue, &pdata->service_work);
 
        mod_timer(&pdata->service_timer, jiffies + HZ);
+
+       if (!pdata->tx_usecs)
+               return;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < pdata->channel_count; i++) {
+               channel = pdata->channel[i];
+               if (!channel->tx_ring || channel->tx_timer_active)
+                       break;
+               channel->tx_timer_active = 1;
+               mod_timer(&channel->tx_timer,
+                         jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(pdata->tx_usecs));
+       }
 }
 
 static void xgbe_init_timers(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)