diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
index d0a01e8f000a..18fd62fbfb64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ static int sonic_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	laddr = dma_map_single(lp->device, skb->data, length, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (!laddr) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to map tx DMA buffer.\n", dev->name);
+		pr_err_ratelimited("%s: failed to map tx DMA buffer.\n", dev->name);
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 
 	sonic_tda_put(dev, entry, SONIC_TD_STATUS, 0);       /* clear status */