dev_kfree_skb_irq(pkt_info.return_info);
                        released = 0;
-
-                       /*
-                        * Decrement the number of outstanding skbs counter on
-                        * the TX queue.
-                        */
-                       if (mp->tx_ring_skbs == 0)
-                               panic("ERROR - TX outstanding SKBs"
-                                               " counter is corrupted");
-                       mp->tx_ring_skbs--;
                } else
                        dma_unmap_page(NULL, pkt_info.buf_ptr,
                                        pkt_info.byte_cnt, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
                                                DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
                        dev_kfree_skb_irq(pkt_info.return_info);
-
-                       if (mp->tx_ring_skbs)
-                               mp->tx_ring_skbs--;
                } else
                        dma_unmap_page(NULL, pkt_info.buf_ptr,
                                        pkt_info.byte_cnt, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
                pkt_info.buf_ptr = dma_map_single(NULL, skb->data, skb->len,
                                                        DMA_TO_DEVICE);
                pkt_info.return_info = skb;
-               mp->tx_ring_skbs++;
                status = eth_port_send(mp, &pkt_info);
                if ((status == ETH_ERROR) || (status == ETH_QUEUE_FULL))
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error on transmitting packet\n",
                                pkt_info.cmd_sts |= ETH_TX_ENABLE_INTERRUPT |
                                                        ETH_TX_LAST_DESC;
                                pkt_info.return_info = skb;
-                               mp->tx_ring_skbs++;
                        } else {
                                pkt_info.return_info = 0;
                        }
        pkt_info.buf_ptr = dma_map_single(NULL, skb->data, skb->len,
                                                                DMA_TO_DEVICE);
        pkt_info.return_info = skb;
-       mp->tx_ring_skbs++;
        status = eth_port_send(mp, &pkt_info);
        if ((status == ETH_ERROR) || (status == ETH_QUEUE_FULL))
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error on transmitting packet\n",
                return ETH_ERROR;
        }
 
+       mp->tx_ring_skbs++;
+       BUG_ON(mp->tx_ring_skbs > mp->tx_ring_size);
+
        /* Get the Tx Desc ring indexes */
        tx_desc_curr = mp->tx_curr_desc_q;
        tx_desc_used = mp->tx_used_desc_q;
        if (mp->tx_resource_err)
                return ETH_QUEUE_FULL;
 
+       mp->tx_ring_skbs++;
+       BUG_ON(mp->tx_ring_skbs > mp->tx_ring_size);
+
        /* Get the Tx Desc ring indexes */
        tx_desc_curr = mp->tx_curr_desc_q;
        tx_desc_used = mp->tx_used_desc_q;
        /* Any Tx return cancels the Tx resource error status */
        mp->tx_resource_err = 0;
 
+       BUG_ON(mp->tx_ring_skbs == 0);
+       mp->tx_ring_skbs--;
+
        return ETH_OK;
 }