diff --git a/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.c b/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.c
index 77c7a840cf..701812bf1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.c
@@ -511,7 +511,9 @@ static int kwgbe_send(struct eth_device *dev, volatile void *dataptr,
 	cmd_sts = readl(&p_txdesc->cmd_sts);
 	while (cmd_sts & KWGBE_BUFFER_OWNED_BY_DMA) {
 		/* return fail if error is detected */
-		if (cmd_sts & (KWGBE_UR_ERROR | KWGBE_RL_ERROR)) {
+		if ((cmd_sts & (KWGBE_ERROR_SUMMARY | KWGBE_TX_LAST_FRAME)) ==
+				(KWGBE_ERROR_SUMMARY | KWGBE_TX_LAST_FRAME) &&
+				cmd_sts & (KWGBE_UR_ERROR | KWGBE_RL_ERROR)) {
 			printf("Err..(%s) in xmit packet\n", __FUNCTION__);
 			return -1;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.h b/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.h
index 8b67c9c790..9c893d1318 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.h
+++ b/drivers/net/kirkwood_egiga.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
 #define KWGBE_UR_ERROR			(1 << 1)
 #define KWGBE_RL_ERROR			(1 << 2)
 #define KWGBE_LLC_SNAP_FORMAT		(1 << 9)
+#define KWGBE_TX_LAST_FRAME		(1 << 20)
 
 /* Rx descriptors status */
 #define KWGBE_CRC_ERROR			0