diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-5.4-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-5.4-ethercat.c
index ba2de49f..81c2688e 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-5.4-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-5.4-ethercat.c
@@ -6033,15 +6033,15 @@ static netdev_tx_t e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					    (MAX_SKB_FRAGS *
 					     DIV_ROUND_UP(PAGE_SIZE,
 							  adapter->tx_fifo_limit) + 2));
-		}
 
-		if (!netdev_xmit_more() ||
-		    netif_xmit_stopped(netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, 0))) {
-			if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_PCIM2PCI_ARBITER_WA)
-				e1000e_update_tdt_wa(tx_ring,
-						     tx_ring->next_to_use);
-			else
-				writel(tx_ring->next_to_use, tx_ring->tail);
+			if (!netdev_xmit_more() ||
+					netif_xmit_stopped(netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, 0))) {
+				if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_PCIM2PCI_ARBITER_WA)
+					e1000e_update_tdt_wa(tx_ring,
+							tx_ring->next_to_use);
+				else
+					writel(tx_ring->next_to_use, tx_ring->tail);
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (!adapter->ecdev) {