diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.c
index 98a4d089270e..957d5598dda5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.c
@@ -2066,6 +2066,9 @@ static int atl1_intr_tx(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 	sw_tpd_next_to_clean = atomic_read(&tpd_ring->next_to_clean);
 	cmb_tpd_next_to_clean = le16_to_cpu(adapter->cmb.cmb->tpd_cons_idx);
 
+	if (unlikely(cmb_tpd_next_to_clean >= tpd_ring->count))
+		cmb_tpd_next_to_clean = sw_tpd_next_to_clean;
+
 	while (cmb_tpd_next_to_clean != sw_tpd_next_to_clean) {
 		buffer_info = &tpd_ring->buffer_info[sw_tpd_next_to_clean];
 		if (buffer_info->dma) {