diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index d056b15b4d61..a01225819b92 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ struct gsm_mux {
 	struct list_head tx_list;	/* Pending data packets */
 
 	/* Control messages */
+	struct timer_list kick_timer;	/* Kick TX queuing on timeout */
 	struct timer_list t2_timer;	/* Retransmit timer for commands */
 	int cretries;			/* Command retry counter */
 	struct gsm_control *pending_cmd;/* Our current pending command */
@@ -850,6 +851,7 @@ static void __gsm_data_queue(struct gsm_dlci *dlci, struct gsm_msg *msg)
 	list_add_tail(&msg->list, &gsm->tx_list);
 	gsm->tx_bytes += msg->len;
 	gsm_data_kick(gsm, dlci);
+	mod_timer(&gsm->kick_timer, jiffies + 10 * gsm->t1 * HZ / 100);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -902,9 +904,6 @@ static int gsm_dlci_data_output(struct gsm_mux *gsm, struct gsm_dlci *dlci)
 	size = len + h;
 
 	msg = gsm_data_alloc(gsm, dlci->addr, size, gsm->ftype);
-	/* FIXME: need a timer or something to kick this so it can't
-	 * get stuck with no work outstanding and no buffer free
-	 */
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dp = msg->data;
@@ -981,9 +980,6 @@ static int gsm_dlci_data_output_framed(struct gsm_mux *gsm,
 
 	size = len + overhead;
 	msg = gsm_data_alloc(gsm, dlci->addr, size, gsm->ftype);
-
-	/* FIXME: need a timer or something to kick this so it can't
-	   get stuck with no work outstanding and no buffer free */
 	if (msg == NULL) {
 		skb_queue_tail(&dlci->skb_list, dlci->skb);
 		dlci->skb = NULL;
@@ -1079,9 +1075,9 @@ static int gsm_dlci_modem_output(struct gsm_mux *gsm, struct gsm_dlci *dlci,
  *	renegotiate DLCI priorities with optional stuff. Needs optimising.
  */
 
-static void gsm_dlci_data_sweep(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
+static int gsm_dlci_data_sweep(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 {
-	int len;
+	int len, ret = 0;
 	/* Priority ordering: We should do priority with RR of the groups */
 	int i = 1;
 
@@ -1104,7 +1100,11 @@ static void gsm_dlci_data_sweep(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 		/* DLCI empty - try the next */
 		if (len == 0)
 			i++;
+		else
+			ret++;
 	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1823,6 +1823,30 @@ static void gsm_dlci_command(struct gsm_dlci *dlci, const u8 *data, int len)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ *	gsm_kick_timer	-	transmit if possible
+ *	@t: timer contained in our gsm object
+ *
+ *	Transmit data from DLCIs if the queue is empty. We can't rely on
+ *	a tty wakeup except when we filled the pipe so we need to fire off
+ *	new data ourselves in other cases.
+ */
+static void gsm_kick_timer(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct gsm_mux *gsm = from_timer(gsm, t, kick_timer);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int sent = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
+	/* If we have nothing running then we need to fire up */
+	if (gsm->tx_bytes < TX_THRESH_LO)
+		sent = gsm_dlci_data_sweep(gsm);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
+
+	if (sent && debug & 4)
+		pr_info("%s TX queue stalled\n", __func__);
+}
+
 /*
  *	Allocate/Free DLCI channels
  */
@@ -2274,6 +2298,7 @@ static void gsm_cleanup_mux(struct gsm_mux *gsm, bool disc)
 	}
 
 	/* Finish outstanding timers, making sure they are done */
+	del_timer_sync(&gsm->kick_timer);
 	del_timer_sync(&gsm->t2_timer);
 
 	/* Free up any link layer users and finally the control channel */
@@ -2306,6 +2331,7 @@ static int gsm_activate_mux(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 	struct gsm_dlci *dlci;
 	int ret;
 
+	timer_setup(&gsm->kick_timer, gsm_kick_timer, 0);
 	timer_setup(&gsm->t2_timer, gsm_control_retransmit, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&gsm->event);
 	spin_lock_init(&gsm->control_lock);
@@ -2710,6 +2736,7 @@ static int gsmld_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	gsmld_attach_gsm(tty, gsm);
 
+	timer_setup(&gsm->kick_timer, gsm_kick_timer, 0);
 	timer_setup(&gsm->t2_timer, gsm_control_retransmit, 0);
 
 	return 0;