diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
index 40933bf5a710..60dde29974bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
@@ -1309,11 +1309,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcm_sysport_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct device *kdev = &priv->pdev->dev;
 	struct bcm_sysport_tx_ring *ring;
+	unsigned long flags, desc_flags;
 	struct bcm_sysport_cb *cb;
 	struct netdev_queue *txq;
 	u32 len_status, addr_lo;
 	unsigned int skb_len;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	dma_addr_t mapping;
 	u16 queue;
 	int ret;
@@ -1373,8 +1373,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcm_sysport_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ring->desc_count--;
 
 	/* Ports are latched, so write upper address first */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->desc_lock, desc_flags);
 	tdma_writel(priv, len_status, TDMA_WRITE_PORT_HI(ring->index));
 	tdma_writel(priv, addr_lo, TDMA_WRITE_PORT_LO(ring->index));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->desc_lock, desc_flags);
 
 	/* Check ring space and update SW control flow */
 	if (ring->desc_count == 0)
@@ -2013,6 +2015,7 @@ static int bcm_sysport_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize both hardware and software ring */
+	spin_lock_init(&priv->desc_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
 		ret = bcm_sysport_init_tx_ring(priv, i);
 		if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h
index 984f76e74b43..16b73bb9acc7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ struct bcm_sysport_priv {
 	int			wol_irq;
 
 	/* Transmit rings */
+	spinlock_t		desc_lock;
 	struct bcm_sysport_tx_ring *tx_rings;
 
 	/* Receive queue */