diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index f7a31d2cb3f1..c4d68d768408 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -655,9 +655,15 @@ static void xenvif_tx_err(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	do {
+		int notify;
+
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 		make_tx_response(queue, txp, XEN_NETIF_RSP_ERROR);
+		RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&queue->tx, notify);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock, flags);
+		if (notify)
+			notify_remote_via_irq(queue->tx_irq);
+
 		if (cons == end)
 			break;
 		txp = RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons++);
@@ -1649,17 +1655,28 @@ static void xenvif_idx_release(struct xenvif_queue *queue, u16 pending_idx,
 {
 	struct pending_tx_info *pending_tx_info;
 	pending_ring_idx_t index;
+	int notify;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	pending_tx_info = &queue->pending_tx_info[pending_idx];
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->response_lock, flags);
+
 	make_tx_response(queue, &pending_tx_info->req, status);
-	index = pending_index(queue->pending_prod);
+
+	/* Release the pending index before pusing the Tx response so
+	 * its available before a new Tx request is pushed by the
+	 * frontend.
+	 */
+	index = pending_index(queue->pending_prod++);
 	queue->pending_ring[index] = pending_idx;
-	/* TX shouldn't use the index before we give it back here */
-	mb();
-	queue->pending_prod++;
+
+	RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&queue->tx, notify);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock, flags);
+
+	if (notify)
+		notify_remote_via_irq(queue->tx_irq);
 }
 
 
@@ -1669,7 +1686,6 @@ static void make_tx_response(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
 {
 	RING_IDX i = queue->tx.rsp_prod_pvt;
 	struct xen_netif_tx_response *resp;
-	int notify;
 
 	resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&queue->tx, i);
 	resp->id     = txp->id;
@@ -1679,9 +1695,6 @@ static void make_tx_response(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
 		RING_GET_RESPONSE(&queue->tx, ++i)->status = XEN_NETIF_RSP_NULL;
 
 	queue->tx.rsp_prod_pvt = ++i;
-	RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&queue->tx, notify);
-	if (notify)
-		notify_remote_via_irq(queue->tx_irq);
 }
 
 static struct xen_netif_rx_response *make_rx_response(struct xenvif_queue *queue,