diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
index 8464fc4f37d0..7bd2bcb5cf87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ int mcp251xfd_ring_alloc(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 		clear_bit(MCP251XFD_FLAGS_FD_MODE, priv->flags);
 	}
 
+	tx_ring->obj_num_shift_to_u8 = BITS_PER_TYPE(tx_ring->obj_num) -
+		ilog2(tx_ring->obj_num);
 	tx_ring->obj_size = tx_obj_size;
 
 	rem = priv->rx_obj_num;
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c
index 4bc8d71fc491..3d9c348ad868 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 // mcp251xfd - Microchip MCP251xFD Family CAN controller driver
 //
-// Copyright (c) 2019, 2020, 2021 Pengutronix,
+// Copyright (c) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 Pengutronix,
 //               Marc Kleine-Budde <kernel@pengutronix.de>
 //
 // Based on:
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 #include "mcp251xfd.h"
 
+static inline bool mcp251xfd_tx_fifo_sta_full(u32 fifo_sta)
+{
+	return !(fifo_sta & MCP251XFD_REG_FIFOSTA_TFNRFNIF);
+}
+
 static inline int
 mcp251xfd_tef_tail_get_from_chip(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
 				 u8 *tef_tail)
@@ -120,28 +125,44 @@ mcp251xfd_handle_tefif_one(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mcp251xfd_tef_ring_update(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
+static int
+mcp251xfd_get_tef_len(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv, u8 *len_p)
 {
 	const struct mcp251xfd_tx_ring *tx_ring = priv->tx;
-	unsigned int new_head;
-	u8 chip_tx_tail;
+	const u8 shift = tx_ring->obj_num_shift_to_u8;
+	u8 chip_tx_tail, tail, len;
+	u32 fifo_sta;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mcp251xfd_tx_tail_get_from_chip(priv, &chip_tx_tail);
+	err = regmap_read(priv->map_reg, MCP251XFD_REG_FIFOSTA(priv->tx->fifo_nr),
+			  &fifo_sta);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	/* chip_tx_tail, is the next TX-Object send by the HW.
-	 * The new TEF head must be >= the old head, ...
+	if (mcp251xfd_tx_fifo_sta_full(fifo_sta)) {
+		*len_p = tx_ring->obj_num;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	chip_tx_tail = FIELD_GET(MCP251XFD_REG_FIFOSTA_FIFOCI_MASK, fifo_sta);
+
+	err =  mcp251xfd_check_tef_tail(priv);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	tail = mcp251xfd_get_tef_tail(priv);
+
+	/* First shift to full u8. The subtraction works on signed
+	 * values, that keeps the difference steady around the u8
+	 * overflow. The right shift acts on len, which is an u8.
 	 */
-	new_head = round_down(priv->tef->head, tx_ring->obj_num) + chip_tx_tail;
-	if (new_head <= priv->tef->head)
-		new_head += tx_ring->obj_num;
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(tx_ring->obj_num) != sizeof(chip_tx_tail));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(tx_ring->obj_num) != sizeof(tail));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(tx_ring->obj_num) != sizeof(len));
 
-	/* ... but it cannot exceed the TX head. */
-	priv->tef->head = min(new_head, tx_ring->head);
+	len = (chip_tx_tail << shift) - (tail << shift);
+	*len_p = len >> shift;
 
-	return mcp251xfd_check_tef_tail(priv);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int
@@ -182,13 +203,12 @@ int mcp251xfd_handle_tefif(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 	u8 tef_tail, len, l;
 	int err, i;
 
-	err = mcp251xfd_tef_ring_update(priv);
+	err = mcp251xfd_get_tef_len(priv, &len);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	tef_tail = mcp251xfd_get_tef_tail(priv);
-	len = mcp251xfd_get_tef_len(priv);
-	l = mcp251xfd_get_tef_linear_len(priv);
+	l = mcp251xfd_get_tef_linear_len(priv, len);
 	err = mcp251xfd_tef_obj_read(priv, hw_tef_obj, tef_tail, l);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -223,6 +243,8 @@ int mcp251xfd_handle_tefif(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 		struct mcp251xfd_tx_ring *tx_ring = priv->tx;
 		int offset;
 
+		ring->head += len;
+
 		/* Increment the TEF FIFO tail pointer 'len' times in
 		 * a single SPI message.
 		 *
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
index d32ece3d7aee..dcbbd2b2fae8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ struct mcp251xfd_tef_ring {
 
 	/* u8 obj_num equals tx_ring->obj_num */
 	/* u8 obj_size equals sizeof(struct mcp251xfd_hw_tef_obj) */
+	/* u8 obj_num_shift_to_u8 equals tx_ring->obj_num_shift_to_u8 */
 
 	union mcp251xfd_write_reg_buf irq_enable_buf;
 	struct spi_transfer irq_enable_xfer;
@@ -542,6 +543,7 @@ struct mcp251xfd_tx_ring {
 	u8 nr;
 	u8 fifo_nr;
 	u8 obj_num;
+	u8 obj_num_shift_to_u8;
 	u8 obj_size;
 
 	struct mcp251xfd_tx_obj obj[MCP251XFD_TX_OBJ_NUM_MAX];
@@ -882,17 +884,8 @@ static inline u8 mcp251xfd_get_tef_tail(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 	return priv->tef->tail & (priv->tx->obj_num - 1);
 }
 
-static inline u8 mcp251xfd_get_tef_len(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
+static inline u8 mcp251xfd_get_tef_linear_len(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv, u8 len)
 {
-	return priv->tef->head - priv->tef->tail;
-}
-
-static inline u8 mcp251xfd_get_tef_linear_len(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
-{
-	u8 len;
-
-	len = mcp251xfd_get_tef_len(priv);
-
 	return min_t(u8, len, priv->tx->obj_num - mcp251xfd_get_tef_tail(priv));
 }