diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c
index b33192964cf7..902eb767426d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-tef.c
@@ -60,56 +60,39 @@ static int mcp251xfd_check_tef_tail(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-mcp251xfd_handle_tefif_recover(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv, const u32 seq)
-{
-	const struct mcp251xfd_tx_ring *tx_ring = priv->tx;
-	u32 tef_sta;
-	int err;
-
-	err = regmap_read(priv->map_reg, MCP251XFD_REG_TEFSTA, &tef_sta);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	if (tef_sta & MCP251XFD_REG_TEFSTA_TEFOVIF) {
-		netdev_err(priv->ndev,
-			   "Transmit Event FIFO buffer overflow.\n");
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-	}
-
-	netdev_info(priv->ndev,
-		    "Transmit Event FIFO buffer %s. (seq=0x%08x, tef_tail=0x%08x, tef_head=0x%08x, tx_head=0x%08x).\n",
-		    tef_sta & MCP251XFD_REG_TEFSTA_TEFFIF ?
-		    "full" : tef_sta & MCP251XFD_REG_TEFSTA_TEFNEIF ?
-		    "not empty" : "empty",
-		    seq, priv->tef->tail, priv->tef->head, tx_ring->head);
-
-	/* The Sequence Number in the TEF doesn't match our tef_tail. */
-	return -EAGAIN;
-}
-
 static int
 mcp251xfd_handle_tefif_one(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
 			   const struct mcp251xfd_hw_tef_obj *hw_tef_obj,
 			   unsigned int *frame_len_ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &priv->ndev->stats;
+	u32 seq, tef_tail_masked, tef_tail;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	u32 seq, seq_masked, tef_tail_masked, tef_tail;
 
-	seq = FIELD_GET(MCP251XFD_OBJ_FLAGS_SEQ_MCP2518FD_MASK,
+	 /* Use the MCP2517FD mask on the MCP2518FD, too. We only
+	  * compare 7 bits, this is enough to detect old TEF objects.
+	  */
+	seq = FIELD_GET(MCP251XFD_OBJ_FLAGS_SEQ_MCP2517FD_MASK,
 			hw_tef_obj->flags);
-
-	/* Use the MCP2517FD mask on the MCP2518FD, too. We only
-	 * compare 7 bits, this should be enough to detect
-	 * net-yet-completed, i.e. old TEF objects.
-	 */
-	seq_masked = seq &
-		field_mask(MCP251XFD_OBJ_FLAGS_SEQ_MCP2517FD_MASK);
 	tef_tail_masked = priv->tef->tail &
 		field_mask(MCP251XFD_OBJ_FLAGS_SEQ_MCP2517FD_MASK);
-	if (seq_masked != tef_tail_masked)
-		return mcp251xfd_handle_tefif_recover(priv, seq);
+
+	/* According to mcp2518fd erratum DS80000789E 6. the FIFOCI
+	 * bits of a FIFOSTA register, here the TX FIFO tail index
+	 * might be corrupted and we might process past the TEF FIFO's
+	 * head into old CAN frames.
+	 *
+	 * Compare the sequence number of the currently processed CAN
+	 * frame with the expected sequence number. Abort with
+	 * -EBADMSG if an old CAN frame is detected.
+	 */
+	if (seq != tef_tail_masked) {
+		netdev_dbg(priv->ndev, "%s: chip=0x%02x ring=0x%02x\n", __func__,
+			   seq, tef_tail_masked);
+		stats->tx_fifo_errors++;
+
+		return -EBADMSG;
+	}
 
 	tef_tail = mcp251xfd_get_tef_tail(priv);
 	skb = priv->can.echo_skb[tef_tail];
@@ -223,12 +206,12 @@ int mcp251xfd_handle_tefif(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 		unsigned int frame_len = 0;
 
 		err = mcp251xfd_handle_tefif_one(priv, &hw_tef_obj[i], &frame_len);
-		/* -EAGAIN means the Sequence Number in the TEF
-		 * doesn't match our tef_tail. This can happen if we
-		 * read the TEF objects too early. Leave loop let the
-		 * interrupt handler call us again.
+		/* -EBADMSG means we're affected by mcp2518fd erratum
+		 * DS80000789E 6., i.e. the Sequence Number in the TEF
+		 * doesn't match our tef_tail. Don't process any
+		 * further and mark processed frames as good.
 		 */
-		if (err == -EAGAIN)
+		if (err == -EBADMSG)
 			goto out_netif_wake_queue;
 		if (err)
 			return err;