diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 717d4bc5bac6..39875ccbaa0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1813,6 +1813,7 @@ static void fec_enet_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 		/* if any of the above changed restart the FEC */
 		if (status_change) {
+			netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 			napi_disable(&fep->napi);
 			netif_tx_lock_bh(ndev);
 			fec_restart(ndev);
@@ -1822,6 +1823,7 @@ static void fec_enet_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (fep->link) {
+			netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 			napi_disable(&fep->napi);
 			netif_tx_lock_bh(ndev);
 			fec_stop(ndev);