diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index 895f5377ad1b..6d1a62a84c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -1665,8 +1665,8 @@ check_sum:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void atl1e_tx_map(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter,
-		      struct sk_buff *skb, struct atl1e_tpd_desc *tpd)
+static int atl1e_tx_map(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter,
+			struct sk_buff *skb, struct atl1e_tpd_desc *tpd)
 {
 	struct atl1e_tpd_desc *use_tpd = NULL;
 	struct atl1e_tx_buffer *tx_buffer = NULL;
@@ -1677,6 +1677,7 @@ static void atl1e_tx_map(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter,
 	u16 nr_frags;
 	u16 f;
 	int segment;
+	int ring_start = adapter->tx_ring.next_to_use;
 
 	nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
 	segment = (tpd->word3 >> TPD_SEGMENT_EN_SHIFT) & TPD_SEGMENT_EN_MASK;
@@ -1689,6 +1690,9 @@ static void atl1e_tx_map(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter,
 		tx_buffer->length = map_len;
 		tx_buffer->dma = pci_map_single(adapter->pdev,
 					skb->data, hdr_len, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+		if (dma_mapping_error(&adapter->pdev->dev, tx_buffer->dma))
+			return -ENOSPC;
+
 		ATL1E_SET_PCIMAP_TYPE(tx_buffer, ATL1E_TX_PCIMAP_SINGLE);
 		mapped_len += map_len;
 		use_tpd->buffer_addr = cpu_to_le64(tx_buffer->dma);
@@ -1715,6 +1719,13 @@ static void atl1e_tx_map(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter,
 		tx_buffer->dma =
 			pci_map_single(adapter->pdev, skb->data + mapped_len,
 					map_len, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+
+		if (dma_mapping_error(&adapter->pdev->dev, tx_buffer->dma)) {
+			/* Reset the tx rings next pointer */
+			adapter->tx_ring.next_to_use = ring_start;
+			return -ENOSPC;
+		}
+
 		ATL1E_SET_PCIMAP_TYPE(tx_buffer, ATL1E_TX_PCIMAP_SINGLE);
 		mapped_len  += map_len;
 		use_tpd->buffer_addr = cpu_to_le64(tx_buffer->dma);
@@ -1750,6 +1761,13 @@ static void atl1e_tx_map(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter,
 							  (i * MAX_TX_BUF_LEN),
 							  tx_buffer->length,
 							  DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+
+			if (dma_mapping_error(&adapter->pdev->dev, tx_buffer->dma)) {
+				/* Reset the ring next to use pointer */
+				adapter->tx_ring.next_to_use = ring_start;
+				return -ENOSPC;
+			}
+
 			ATL1E_SET_PCIMAP_TYPE(tx_buffer, ATL1E_TX_PCIMAP_PAGE);
 			use_tpd->buffer_addr = cpu_to_le64(tx_buffer->dma);
 			use_tpd->word2 = (use_tpd->word2 & (~TPD_BUFLEN_MASK)) |
@@ -1767,6 +1785,7 @@ static void atl1e_tx_map(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter,
 	/* The last buffer info contain the skb address,
 	   so it will be free after unmap */
 	tx_buffer->skb = skb;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void atl1e_tx_queue(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter, u16 count,
@@ -1834,10 +1853,13 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1e_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 
-	atl1e_tx_map(adapter, skb, tpd);
+	if (atl1e_tx_map(adapter, skb, tpd))
+		goto out;
+
 	atl1e_tx_queue(adapter, tpd_req, tpd);
 
 	netdev->trans_start = jiffies; /* NETIF_F_LLTX driver :( */
+out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }