diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index a90d7364334f9dfa3687dc813e068508a342861c..f7fbdc9d132511b72df0db2ce0b92e4df0774c44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ static u16 bnx2x_free_tx_pkt(struct bnx2x *bp, struct bnx2x_fp_txdata *txdata,
 	if (likely(skb)) {
 		(*pkts_compl)++;
 		(*bytes_compl) += skb->len;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	}
 
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	tx_buf->first_bd = 0;
 	tx_buf->skb = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
index 76b9052a961c517978494199d74398264583508c..5907c821d131eed6fa5b6b0aa7a93dc41cca0d66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
@@ -1718,6 +1718,22 @@ static int bnx2x_nvram_write(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 offset, u8 *data_buf,
 		offset += sizeof(u32);
 		data_buf += sizeof(u32);
 		written_so_far += sizeof(u32);
+
+		/* At end of each 4Kb page, release nvram lock to allow MFW
+		 * chance to take it for its own use.
+		 */
+		if ((cmd_flags & MCPR_NVM_COMMAND_LAST) &&
+		    (written_so_far < buf_size)) {
+			DP(BNX2X_MSG_ETHTOOL | BNX2X_MSG_NVM,
+			   "Releasing NVM lock after offset 0x%x\n",
+			   (u32)(offset - sizeof(u32)));
+			bnx2x_release_nvram_lock(bp);
+			usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+			rc = bnx2x_acquire_nvram_lock(bp);
+			if (rc)
+				return rc;
+		}
+
 		cmd_flags = 0;
 	}