diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 0c1c360..9ff7538 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@
 	pr->rq1_skba.os_skbs = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(test_bit(__EHEA_STOP_XFER, &ehea_driver_flags))) {
-		pr->rq1_skba.index = index;
+		if (nr_of_wqes > 0)
+			pr->rq1_skba.index = index;
 		pr->rq1_skba.os_skbs = fill_wqes;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1465,7 +1466,9 @@
 			  init_attr->act_nr_rwqes_rq2,
 			  init_attr->act_nr_rwqes_rq3);
 
-	ret = ehea_init_q_skba(&pr->sq_skba, init_attr->act_nr_send_wqes + 1);
+	pr->sq_skba_size = init_attr->act_nr_send_wqes + 1;
+
+	ret = ehea_init_q_skba(&pr->sq_skba, pr->sq_skba_size);
 	ret |= ehea_init_q_skba(&pr->rq1_skba, init_attr->act_nr_rwqes_rq1 + 1);
 	ret |= ehea_init_q_skba(&pr->rq2_skba, init_attr->act_nr_rwqes_rq2 + 1);
 	ret |= ehea_init_q_skba(&pr->rq3_skba, init_attr->act_nr_rwqes_rq3 + 1);
@@ -2622,6 +2625,22 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void ehea_flush_sq(struct ehea_port *port)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < port->num_def_qps + port->num_add_tx_qps; i++) {
+		struct ehea_port_res *pr = &port->port_res[i];
+		int swqe_max = pr->sq_skba_size - 2 - pr->swqe_ll_count;
+		int k = 0;
+		while (atomic_read(&pr->swqe_avail) < swqe_max) {
+			msleep(5);
+			if (++k == 20)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 int ehea_stop_qps(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ehea_port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -2849,6 +2868,7 @@
 				if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
 					mutex_lock(&port->port_lock);
 					netif_stop_queue(dev);
+					ehea_flush_sq(port);
 					ret = ehea_stop_qps(dev);
 					if (ret) {
 						mutex_unlock(&port->port_lock);