diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 8d541bb..6cc5696 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,6 @@
 	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 @@
 	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/drivers/net/sky2.h b/drivers/net/sky2.h
index 2db8d19..bb92f69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.h
@@ -1748,7 +1748,6 @@
 	INIT_SUM= 1<<3,
 	LOCK_SUM= 1<<4,
 	INS_VLAN= 1<<5,
-	FRC_STAT= 1<<6,
 	EOP	= 1<<7,
 };