diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 3550c5dcd93c599ed2e91f4424821c87523c76fb..0a551d8f5d956d2879643092f41a81c4a77ee3d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -1488,6 +1488,8 @@ static int sky2_up(struct net_device *dev)
 	sky2_set_vlan_mode(hw, port, sky2->vlgrp != NULL);
 #endif
 
+	sky2->restarting = 0;
+
 	err = sky2_rx_start(sky2);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -1500,6 +1502,9 @@ static int sky2_up(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	sky2_set_multicast(dev);
 
+	/* wake queue incase we are restarting */
+	netif_wake_queue(dev);
+
 	if (netif_msg_ifup(sky2))
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "%s: enabling interface\n", dev->name);
 	return 0;
@@ -1533,6 +1538,8 @@ static inline int tx_dist(unsigned tail, unsigned head)
 /* Number of list elements available for next tx */
 static inline int tx_avail(const struct sky2_port *sky2)
 {
+	if (unlikely(sky2->restarting))
+		return 0;
 	return sky2->tx_pending - tx_dist(sky2->tx_cons, sky2->tx_prod);
 }
 
@@ -1818,6 +1825,10 @@ static int sky2_down(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (netif_msg_ifdown(sky2))
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "%s: disabling interface\n", dev->name);
 
+	/* explicitly shut off tx incase we're restarting */
+	sky2->restarting = 1;
+	netif_tx_disable(dev);
+
 	/* Force flow control off */
 	sky2_write8(hw, SK_REG(port, GMAC_CTRL), GMC_PAUSE_OFF);
 
@@ -2359,7 +2370,7 @@ static inline void sky2_tx_done(struct net_device *dev, u16 last)
 {
 	struct sky2_port *sky2 = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	if (netif_running(dev)) {
+	if (likely(netif_running(dev) && !sky2->restarting)) {
 		netif_tx_lock(dev);
 		sky2_tx_complete(sky2, last);
 		netif_tx_unlock(dev);
@@ -4283,6 +4294,7 @@ static __devinit struct net_device *sky2_init_netdev(struct sky2_hw *hw,
 	spin_lock_init(&sky2->phy_lock);
 	sky2->tx_pending = TX_DEF_PENDING;
 	sky2->rx_pending = RX_DEF_PENDING;
+	sky2->restarting = 0;
 
 	hw->dev[port] = dev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.h b/drivers/net/sky2.h
index b5549c9e5107e317bee3ca3914ad4851f5deb816..4486b066b43f5531f4c3abba31e04a50f7607534 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.h
@@ -2051,6 +2051,7 @@ struct sky2_port {
 	u8		     duplex;	/* DUPLEX_HALF, DUPLEX_FULL */
 	u8		     rx_csum;
 	u8		     wol;
+	u8		     restarting;
  	enum flow_control    flow_mode;
  	enum flow_control    flow_status;