diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 3bfc9d3e3c6e..162489b9f599 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -910,6 +910,20 @@ static inline struct sky2_tx_le *get_tx_le(struct sky2_port *sky2)
 	return le;
 }
 
+static void tx_init(struct sky2_port *sky2)
+{
+	struct sky2_tx_le *le;
+
+	sky2->tx_prod = sky2->tx_cons = 0;
+	sky2->tx_tcpsum = 0;
+	sky2->tx_last_mss = 0;
+
+	le = get_tx_le(sky2);
+	le->addr = 0;
+	le->opcode = OP_ADDR64 | HW_OWNER;
+	sky2->tx_addr64 = 0;
+}
+
 static inline struct tx_ring_info *tx_le_re(struct sky2_port *sky2,
 					    struct sky2_tx_le *le)
 {
@@ -1320,7 +1334,8 @@ static int sky2_up(struct net_device *dev)
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sky2->tx_ring)
 		goto err_out;
-	sky2->tx_prod = sky2->tx_cons = 0;
+
+	tx_init(sky2);
 
 	sky2->rx_le = pci_alloc_consistent(hw->pdev, RX_LE_BYTES,
 					   &sky2->rx_le_map);