diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 327836b..39e4833 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 #define RX_JUMBO_PKT_BUF_SZ	(9046 + tp->rx_offset + 64)
 
 /* minimum number of free TX descriptors required to wake up TX process */
-#define TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH		(TG3_TX_RING_SIZE / 4)
+#define TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH(tp)		((tp)->tx_pending / 4)
 
 /* number of ETHTOOL_GSTATS u64's */
 #define TG3_NUM_STATS		(sizeof(struct tg3_ethtool_stats)/sizeof(u64))
@@ -3075,10 +3075,10 @@
 	smp_mb();
 
 	if (unlikely(netif_queue_stopped(tp->dev) &&
-		     (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH))) {
+		     (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH(tp)))) {
 		netif_tx_lock(tp->dev);
 		if (netif_queue_stopped(tp->dev) &&
-		    (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH))
+		    (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH(tp)))
 			netif_wake_queue(tp->dev);
 		netif_tx_unlock(tp->dev);
 	}
@@ -3928,7 +3928,7 @@
 	tp->tx_prod = entry;
 	if (unlikely(tg3_tx_avail(tp) <= (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1))) {
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
-		if (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH)
+		if (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH(tp))
 			netif_wake_queue(tp->dev);
 	}
 
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@
 	tp->tx_prod = entry;
 	if (unlikely(tg3_tx_avail(tp) <= (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1))) {
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
-		if (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH)
+		if (tg3_tx_avail(tp) > TG3_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH(tp))
 			netif_wake_queue(tp->dev);
 	}