enum rtl_flag {
        RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED = 0,
        RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING,
+       RTL_FLAG_TASK_TX_TIMEOUT,
        RTL_FLAG_MAX
 };
 
 {
        struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-       rtl_schedule_task(tp, RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING);
+       rtl_schedule_task(tp, RTL_FLAG_TASK_TX_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 static int rtl8169_tx_map(struct rtl8169_private *tp, const u32 *opts, u32 len,
 {
        struct rtl8169_private *tp =
                container_of(work, struct rtl8169_private, wk.work);
+       int ret;
 
        rtnl_lock();
 
            !test_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED, tp->wk.flags))
                goto out_unlock;
 
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_TX_TIMEOUT, tp->wk.flags)) {
+               /* ASPM compatibility issues are a typical reason for tx timeouts */
+               ret = pci_disable_link_state(tp->pci_dev, PCIE_LINK_STATE_L1 |
+                                                         PCIE_LINK_STATE_L0S);
+               if (!ret)
+                       netdev_warn_once(tp->dev, "ASPM disabled on Tx timeout\n");
+               goto reset;
+       }
+
        if (test_and_clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING, tp->wk.flags)) {
+reset:
                rtl_reset_work(tp);
                netif_wake_queue(tp->dev);
        }