diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 3f8ccd0090f8..51228b77a3e4 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 497d7c8681dec5084b2e79193c2aaeddc789477f
+refs/heads/master: 97bda706b475655088201d7bb96cb8dd6d0d1aa3
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.c b/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 8d541bbc5e64..6cc5696e9a3e 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,6 @@ static int sky2_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct sky2_tx_le *le = NULL;
 	struct tx_ring_info *re;
 	unsigned i, len;
-	int avail;
 	dma_addr_t mapping;
 	u32 addr64;
 	u16 mss;
@@ -1328,12 +1327,8 @@ static int sky2_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	re->idx = sky2->tx_prod;
 	le->ctrl |= EOP;
 
-	avail = tx_avail(sky2);
-	if (mss != 0 || avail < TX_MIN_PENDING) {
- 		le->ctrl |= FRC_STAT;
-		if (avail <= MAX_SKB_TX_LE)
-			netif_stop_queue(dev);
-	}
+	if (tx_avail(sky2) <= MAX_SKB_TX_LE)
+		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 	sky2_put_idx(hw, txqaddr[sky2->port], sky2->tx_prod);
 
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.h b/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.h
index 2db8d19b22d1..bb92f694247f 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.h
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/sky2.h
@@ -1748,7 +1748,6 @@ enum {
 	INIT_SUM= 1<<3,
 	LOCK_SUM= 1<<4,
 	INS_VLAN= 1<<5,
-	FRC_STAT= 1<<6,
 	EOP	= 1<<7,
 };