diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index d2ca2e2..a16e47e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@ struct bufdesc_prop {
 	unsigned char dsize_log2;
 };
 
+/* bd.cur points to the currently available buffer.
+ * pending_tx tracks the current buffer that is being sent by the
+ * controller.  When bd.cur and pending_tx are equal, nothing is pending.
+ */
 struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q {
 	struct bufdesc_prop bd;
 	unsigned char *tx_bounce[TX_RING_SIZE];
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@ struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q {
 	unsigned short tx_stop_threshold;
 	unsigned short tx_wake_threshold;
 
-	struct bufdesc	*dirty_tx;
+	struct bufdesc	*pending_tx;
 	char *tso_hdrs;
 	dma_addr_t tso_hdrs_dma;
 };
@@ -458,13 +462,7 @@ struct fec_enet_priv_rx_q {
 	struct  sk_buff *rx_skbuff[RX_RING_SIZE];
 };
 
-/* The FEC buffer descriptors track the ring buffers.  The rx_bd_base and
- * tx_bd_base always point to the base of the buffer descriptors.  The
- * cur_rx and cur_tx point to the currently available buffer.
- * The dirty_tx tracks the current buffer that is being sent by the
- * controller.  The cur_tx and dirty_tx are equal under both completely
- * empty and completely full conditions.  The empty/ready indicator in
- * the buffer descriptor determines the actual condition.
+/* The FEC buffer descriptors track the ring buffers.
  */
 struct fec_enet_private {
 	/* Hardware registers of the FEC device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 8dea600..9db645d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -226,13 +226,6 @@ static struct bufdesc *fec_enet_get_nextdesc(struct bufdesc *bdp,
 			: (struct bufdesc *)(((unsigned)bdp) + bd->dsize);
 }
 
-static struct bufdesc *fec_enet_get_prevdesc(struct bufdesc *bdp,
-					     struct bufdesc_prop *bd)
-{
-	return (bdp <= bd->base) ? bd->last
-			: (struct bufdesc *)(((unsigned)bdp) - bd->dsize);
-}
-
 static int fec_enet_get_bd_index(struct bufdesc *bdp,
 				 struct bufdesc_prop *bd)
 {
@@ -243,7 +236,7 @@ static int fec_enet_get_free_txdesc_num(struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q *txq)
 {
 	int entries;
 
-	entries = (((const char *)txq->dirty_tx -
+	entries = (((const char *)txq->pending_tx -
 			(const char *)txq->bd.cur) >> txq->bd.dsize_log2) - 1;
 
 	return entries >= 0 ? entries : entries + txq->bd.ring_size;
@@ -288,7 +281,7 @@ static void fec_dump(struct net_device *ndev)
 			pr_info("%3u %c%c 0x%04x 0x%08lx %4u %p\n",
 				index,
 				bdp == txq->bd.cur ? 'S' : ' ',
-				bdp == txq->dirty_tx ? 'H' : ' ',
+				bdp == txq->pending_tx ? 'H' : ' ',
 				bdp->cbd_sc, bdp->cbd_bufaddr, bdp->cbd_datlen,
 				txq->tx_skbuff[index]);
 			bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
@@ -802,6 +795,7 @@ static void fec_enet_bd_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		txq = fep->tx_queue[q];
 		bdp = txq->bd.base;
 		txq->bd.cur = bdp;
+		txq->pending_tx = bdp;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < txq->bd.ring_size; i++) {
 			/* Initialize the BD for every fragment in the page. */
@@ -820,8 +814,6 @@ static void fec_enet_bd_init(struct net_device *dev)
 			bdp->cbd_sc = (bdp == txq->bd.last) ? BD_SC_WRAP : 0;
 			bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
 		}
-		bdp = fec_enet_get_prevdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
-		txq->dirty_tx = bdp;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1134,11 +1126,8 @@ fec_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
 		int index;
 		struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 
-		bdp = txq->dirty_tx;
-		while (1) {
-			bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
-			if (bdp == txq->bd.cur)
-				break;
+		bdp = txq->pending_tx;
+		while (bdp != txq->bd.cur) {
 			index = fec_enet_get_bd_index(bdp, &txq->bd);
 			skb = txq->tx_skbuff[index];
 			if (skb) {
@@ -1147,6 +1136,7 @@ fec_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
 					events |= txint_flags[i];
 				break;
 			}
+			bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
 		}
 	}
 	if (events) {
@@ -1208,12 +1198,8 @@ static void fec_txq(struct net_device *ndev, struct fec_enet_private *fep,
 	int	index = 0;
 	int	entries_free;
 
-	/* get next bdp of dirty_tx */
 	nq = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, txq->bd.qid);
-	bdp = txq->dirty_tx;
-
-	/* get next bdp of dirty_tx */
-	bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
+	bdp = txq->pending_tx;
 
 	while (bdp != READ_ONCE(txq->bd.cur)) {
 		/* Order the load of bd.cur and cbd_sc */
@@ -1277,14 +1263,14 @@ static void fec_txq(struct net_device *ndev, struct fec_enet_private *fep,
 		/* Free the sk buffer associated with this last transmit */
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 skb_done:
+		/* Update pointer to next buffer descriptor to be transmitted */
+		bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
+
 		/* Make sure the update to bdp and tx_skbuff are performed
-		 * before dirty_tx
+		 * before pending_tx
 		 */
 		wmb();
-		txq->dirty_tx = bdp;
-
-		/* Update pointer to next buffer descriptor to be transmitted */
-		bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, &txq->bd);
+		txq->pending_tx = bdp;
 
 		/* Since we have freed up a buffer, the ring is no longer full
 		 */
