diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 160c1b3525f5b..42ec6ca3bf035 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3798,7 +3798,8 @@ static int fec_enet_txq_xmit_frame(struct fec_enet_private *fep,
 	entries_free = fec_enet_get_free_txdesc_num(txq);
 	if (entries_free < MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1) {
 		netdev_err(fep->netdev, "NOT enough BD for SG!\n");
-		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+		xdp_return_frame(frame);
+		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
 
 	/* Fill in a Tx ring entry */
@@ -3856,6 +3857,7 @@ static int fec_enet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q *txq;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	unsigned int sent_frames = 0;
 	struct netdev_queue *nq;
 	unsigned int queue;
 	int i;
@@ -3866,8 +3868,11 @@ static int fec_enet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	__netif_tx_lock(nq, cpu);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_frames; i++)
-		fec_enet_txq_xmit_frame(fep, txq, frames[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < num_frames; i++) {
+		if (fec_enet_txq_xmit_frame(fep, txq, frames[i]) != 0)
+			break;
+		sent_frames++;
+	}
 
 	/* Make sure the update to bdp and tx_skbuff are performed. */
 	wmb();
@@ -3877,7 +3882,7 @@ static int fec_enet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	__netif_tx_unlock(nq);
 
-	return num_frames;
+	return sent_frames;
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops fec_netdev_ops = {