diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index a29102d4644f..b01b242c2bf0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@
 /* Max length of transmit frame must be a multiple of 8 bytes */
 #define MACB_TX_LEN_ALIGN	8
 #define MACB_MAX_TX_LEN		((unsigned int)((1 << MACB_TX_FRMLEN_SIZE) - 1) & ~((unsigned int)(MACB_TX_LEN_ALIGN - 1)))
-#define GEM_MAX_TX_LEN		((unsigned int)((1 << GEM_TX_FRMLEN_SIZE) - 1) & ~((unsigned int)(MACB_TX_LEN_ALIGN - 1)))
+/* Limit maximum TX length as per Cadence TSO errata. This is to avoid a
+ * false amba_error in TX path from the DMA assuming there is not enough
+ * space in the SRAM (16KB) even when there is.
+ */
+#define GEM_MAX_TX_LEN		(unsigned int)(0x3FC0)
 
 #define GEM_MTU_MIN_SIZE	ETH_MIN_MTU
 #define MACB_NETIF_LSO		NETIF_F_TSO