diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index 614c0278419bcf31e8be085300b34acd00847df4..6b73648b3779368f8a01cbc95f8afb88bc07786d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -682,10 +682,24 @@ static void xgbe_service(struct work_struct *work)
 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)