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diff --git a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_rxtx.c
index 395f5ecf41..958e3a21d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_rxtx.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ enetc_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue,
 
 	start = 0;
 	while (nb_pkts--) {
-		enetc_clean_tx_ring(tx_ring);
 		tx_ring->q_swbd[i].buffer_addr = tx_pkts[start];
 		txbd = ENETC_TXBD(*tx_ring, i);
 		tx_swbd = &tx_ring->q_swbd[i];
@@ -92,6 +91,14 @@ enetc_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue,
 			i = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* we're only cleaning up the Tx ring here, on the assumption that
+	 * software is slower than hardware and hardware completed sending
+	 * older frames out by now.
+	 * We're also cleaning up the ring before kicking off Tx for the new
+	 * batch to minimize chances of contention on the Tx ring
+	 */
+	enetc_clean_tx_ring(tx_ring);
+
 	tx_ring->next_to_use = i;
 	enetc_wr_reg(tx_ring->tcir, i);
 	return start;