diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
index e82f162cd80c6ad85ff8fd7fcba9b8d0eeecf6cf..9797aa3221d10b4f3c3a009f64fb7bed2d63acea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -774,12 +774,15 @@ static void temac_start_xmit_done(struct net_device *ndev)
 	stat = be32_to_cpu(cur_p->app0);
 
 	while (stat & STS_CTRL_APP0_CMPLT) {
+		/* Make sure that the other fields are read after bd is
+		 * released by dma
+		 */
+		rmb();
 		dma_unmap_single(ndev->dev.parent, be32_to_cpu(cur_p->phys),
 				 be32_to_cpu(cur_p->len), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		skb = (struct sk_buff *)ptr_from_txbd(cur_p);
 		if (skb)
 			dev_consume_skb_irq(skb);
-		cur_p->app0 = 0;
 		cur_p->app1 = 0;
 		cur_p->app2 = 0;
 		cur_p->app3 = 0;
@@ -788,6 +791,12 @@ static void temac_start_xmit_done(struct net_device *ndev)
 		ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
 		ndev->stats.tx_bytes += be32_to_cpu(cur_p->len);
 
+		/* app0 must be visible last, as it is used to flag
+		 * availability of the bd
+		 */
+		smp_mb();
+		cur_p->app0 = 0;
+
 		lp->tx_bd_ci++;
 		if (lp->tx_bd_ci >= lp->tx_bd_num)
 			lp->tx_bd_ci = 0;
@@ -814,6 +823,9 @@ static inline int temac_check_tx_bd_space(struct temac_local *lp, int num_frag)
 		if (cur_p->app0)
 			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
+		/* Make sure to read next bd app0 after this one */
+		rmb();
+
 		tail++;
 		if (tail >= lp->tx_bd_num)
 			tail = 0;