diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index ff649ebef637..286cc6b69d57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -1849,7 +1849,9 @@ static void efx_ef10_tx_write(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 	unsigned int write_ptr;
 	efx_qword_t *txd;
 
-	BUG_ON(tx_queue->write_count == tx_queue->insert_count);
+	tx_queue->xmit_more_available = false;
+	if (unlikely(tx_queue->write_count == tx_queue->insert_count))
+		return;
 
 	do {
 		write_ptr = tx_queue->write_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/farch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/farch.c
index f08266f0eca2..5a1c5a8f278a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/farch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/farch.c
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ void efx_farch_tx_write(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 	unsigned write_ptr;
 	unsigned old_write_count = tx_queue->write_count;
 
-	BUG_ON(tx_queue->write_count == tx_queue->insert_count);
+	tx_queue->xmit_more_available = false;
+	if (unlikely(tx_queue->write_count == tx_queue->insert_count))
+		return;
 
 	do {
 		write_ptr = tx_queue->write_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
index c530e1c4cb4f..24038ef96d9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ struct efx_tx_buffer {
  * @tso_packets: Number of packets via the TSO xmit path
  * @pushes: Number of times the TX push feature has been used
  * @pio_packets: Number of times the TX PIO feature has been used
+ * @xmit_more_available: Are any packets waiting to be pushed to the NIC
  * @empty_read_count: If the completion path has seen the queue as empty
  *	and the transmission path has not yet checked this, the value of
  *	@read_count bitwise-added to %EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID; otherwise 0.
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ struct efx_tx_queue {
 	unsigned int tso_packets;
 	unsigned int pushes;
 	unsigned int pio_packets;
+	bool xmit_more_available;
 	/* Statistics to supplement MAC stats */
 	unsigned long tx_packets;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
index 1833a0146571..67f6afaa022f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
@@ -431,8 +431,20 @@ netdev_tx_t efx_enqueue_skb(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	efx_tx_maybe_stop_queue(tx_queue);
 
 	/* Pass off to hardware */
-	if (!skb->xmit_more || netif_xmit_stopped(tx_queue->core_txq))
+	if (!skb->xmit_more || netif_xmit_stopped(tx_queue->core_txq)) {
+		struct efx_tx_queue *txq2 = efx_tx_queue_partner(tx_queue);
+
+		/* There could be packets left on the partner queue if those
+		 * SKBs had skb->xmit_more set. If we do not push those they
+		 * could be left for a long time and cause a netdev watchdog.
+		 */
+		if (txq2->xmit_more_available)
+			efx_nic_push_buffers(txq2);
+
 		efx_nic_push_buffers(tx_queue);
+	} else {
+		tx_queue->xmit_more_available = skb->xmit_more;
+	}
 
 	tx_queue->tx_packets++;
 
@@ -722,6 +734,7 @@ void efx_init_tx_queue(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 	tx_queue->read_count = 0;
 	tx_queue->old_read_count = 0;
 	tx_queue->empty_read_count = 0 | EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID;
+	tx_queue->xmit_more_available = false;
 
 	/* Set up TX descriptor ring */
 	efx_nic_init_tx(tx_queue);
@@ -747,6 +760,7 @@ void efx_fini_tx_queue(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 
 		++tx_queue->read_count;
 	}
+	tx_queue->xmit_more_available = false;
 	netdev_tx_reset_queue(tx_queue->core_txq);
 }
 
@@ -1302,8 +1316,20 @@ static int efx_enqueue_skb_tso(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue,
 	efx_tx_maybe_stop_queue(tx_queue);
 
 	/* Pass off to hardware */
-	if (!skb->xmit_more || netif_xmit_stopped(tx_queue->core_txq))
+	if (!skb->xmit_more || netif_xmit_stopped(tx_queue->core_txq)) {
+		struct efx_tx_queue *txq2 = efx_tx_queue_partner(tx_queue);
+
+		/* There could be packets left on the partner queue if those
+		 * SKBs had skb->xmit_more set. If we do not push those they
+		 * could be left for a long time and cause a netdev watchdog.
+		 */
+		if (txq2->xmit_more_available)
+			efx_nic_push_buffers(txq2);
+
 		efx_nic_push_buffers(tx_queue);
+	} else {
+		tx_queue->xmit_more_available = skb->xmit_more;
+	}
 
 	tx_queue->tso_bursts++;
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;