diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
index 2241f98970926f6f64467b0e5fc7994dc07f9ee1..88e71aa890920394c4b7c79a6cb02e8b39cf9591 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ temac_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	start_p = lp->tx_bd_p + sizeof(*lp->tx_bd_v) * lp->tx_bd_tail;
 	cur_p = &lp->tx_bd_v[lp->tx_bd_tail];
 
-	if (temac_check_tx_bd_space(lp, num_frag)) {
+	if (temac_check_tx_bd_space(lp, num_frag + 1)) {
 		if (!netif_queue_stopped(ndev))
 			netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;