2 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/sys/pci/if_pcn.c b/sys/pci/if_pcn.c
index f02790066b0b1..bd54fcdd88ee5 100644
--- a/sys/pci/if_pcn.c
+++ b/sys/pci/if_pcn.c
@@ -860,9 +860,6 @@ static void pcn_txeof(sc)
 
 	ifp = &sc->arpcom.ac_if;
 
-	/* Clear the timeout timer. */
-	ifp->if_timer = 0;
-
 	/*
 	 * Go through our tx list and free mbufs for those
 	 * frames that have been transmitted.
@@ -899,13 +896,14 @@ static void pcn_txeof(sc)
 
 		sc->pcn_cdata.pcn_tx_cnt--;
 		PCN_INC(idx, PCN_TX_LIST_CNT);
-		ifp->if_timer = 0;
 	}
 
-	sc->pcn_cdata.pcn_tx_cons = idx;
-
-	if (cur_tx != NULL)
+	if (idx != sc->pcn_cdata.pcn_tx_cons) {
+		/* Some buffers have been freed. */
+		sc->pcn_cdata.pcn_tx_cons = idx;
 		ifp->if_flags &= ~IFF_OACTIVE;
+	}
+	ifp->if_timer = (sc->pcn_cdata.pcn_tx_cnt == 0) ? 0 : 5;
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/sys/pci/if_rl.c b/sys/pci/if_rl.c
index 99ef4dda399a2..4ffe7a3f99168 100644
--- a/sys/pci/if_rl.c
+++ b/sys/pci/if_rl.c
@@ -1292,9 +1292,6 @@ static void rl_txeof(sc)
 
 	ifp = &sc->arpcom.ac_if;
 
-	/* Clear the timeout timer. */
-	ifp->if_timer = 0;
-
 	/*
 	 * Go through our tx list and free mbufs for those
 	 * frames that have been uploaded.
@@ -1337,6 +1334,9 @@ static void rl_txeof(sc)
 		ifp->if_flags &= ~IFF_OACTIVE;
 	} while (sc->rl_cdata.last_tx != sc->rl_cdata.cur_tx);
 
+	ifp->if_timer =
+	    (sc->rl_cdata.last_tx == sc->rl_cdata.cur_tx) ? 0 : 5;
+
 	return;
 }