diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index c4b0c35a270c829f7a3a44192c5dd9791918fe1a..17592aeb26186fe5e15ca249b4aac9971fc799fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static bool bnxt_txr_netif_try_stop_queue(struct bnxt *bp,
 	 * netif_tx_queue_stopped().
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
-	if (bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) > bp->tx_wake_thresh) {
+	if (bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) >= bp->tx_wake_thresh) {
 		netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ next_tx_int:
 	smp_mb();
 
 	if (unlikely(netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq)) &&
-	    bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) > bp->tx_wake_thresh &&
+	    bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) >= bp->tx_wake_thresh &&
 	    READ_ONCE(txr->dev_state) != BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING)
 		netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
 }
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ static int bnxt_poll_work(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi, int budget)
 		if (TX_CMP_TYPE(txcmp) == CMP_TYPE_TX_L2_CMP) {
 			tx_pkts++;
 			/* return full budget so NAPI will complete. */
-			if (unlikely(tx_pkts > bp->tx_wake_thresh)) {
+			if (unlikely(tx_pkts >= bp->tx_wake_thresh)) {
 				rx_pkts = budget;
 				raw_cons = NEXT_RAW_CMP(raw_cons);
 				break;
@@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@ static int bnxt_init_tx_rings(struct bnxt *bp)
 	u16 i;
 
 	bp->tx_wake_thresh = max_t(int, bp->tx_ring_size / 2,
-				   MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1);
+				   BNXT_MIN_TX_DESC_CNT);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->tx_nr_rings; i++) {
 		struct bnxt_tx_ring_info *txr = &bp->tx_ring[i];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 5aaf7f5a23dcb66afdfd13f6c6a8f688aae1244e..ad0a69a81f1058da46dbbdc2ee77ee8112fb780e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ struct rx_tpa_end_cmp_ext {
 #define BNXT_MAX_RX_JUM_DESC_CNT	(RX_DESC_CNT * MAX_RX_AGG_PAGES - 1)
 #define BNXT_MAX_TX_DESC_CNT		(TX_DESC_CNT * MAX_TX_PAGES - 1)
 
+/* Minimum TX BDs for a TX packet with MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1.  We need one extra
+ * BD because the first TX BD is always a long BD.
+ */
+#define BNXT_MIN_TX_DESC_CNT		(MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2)
+
 #define RX_RING(x)	(((x) & ~(RX_DESC_CNT - 1)) >> (BNXT_PAGE_SHIFT - 4))
 #define RX_IDX(x)	((x) & (RX_DESC_CNT - 1))
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index e8544e8637dbe84a4f405d405db493afc95d5fdf..e3123cb0fb706256bcfc5d03103e6c37f7215a34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if ((ering->rx_pending > BNXT_MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) ||
 	    (ering->tx_pending > BNXT_MAX_TX_DESC_CNT) ||
-	    (ering->tx_pending <= MAX_SKB_FRAGS))
+	    (ering->tx_pending < BNXT_MIN_TX_DESC_CNT))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))