diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 650e71604d86..1c299b8a162d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -2263,7 +2263,9 @@ netdev_tx_t lan78xx_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net)
 	if (skb2) {
 		skb_queue_tail(&dev->txq_pend, skb2);
 
-		if (skb_queue_len(&dev->txq_pend) > 10)
+		/* throttle TX patch at slower than SUPER SPEED USB */
+		if ((dev->udev->speed < USB_SPEED_SUPER) &&
+		    (skb_queue_len(&dev->txq_pend) > 10))
 			netif_stop_queue(net);
 	} else {
 		netif_dbg(dev, tx_err, dev->net,