diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 49e926959ad3..55cf2f62bb30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -5936,9 +5936,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		e1000_tx_queue(tx_ring, tx_flags, count);
 		/* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
 		e1000_maybe_stop_tx(tx_ring,
-				    (MAX_SKB_FRAGS *
+				    ((MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1) *
 				     DIV_ROUND_UP(PAGE_SIZE,
-						  adapter->tx_fifo_limit) + 2));
+						  adapter->tx_fifo_limit) + 4));
 
 		if (!netdev_xmit_more() ||
 		    netif_xmit_stopped(netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, 0))) {