diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index d9bb51bb4b9d..c921ec32c232 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -2570,6 +2570,15 @@ static void rtl8169_tx_interrupt(struct net_device *dev,
 		    (TX_BUFFS_AVAIL(tp) >= MAX_SKB_FRAGS)) {
 			netif_wake_queue(dev);
 		}
+		/*
+		 * 8168 hack: TxPoll requests are lost when the Tx packets are
+		 * too close. Let's kick an extra TxPoll request when a burst
+		 * of start_xmit activity is detected (if it is not detected,
+		 * it is slow enough). -- FR
+		 */
+		smp_rmb();
+		if (tp->cur_tx != dirty_tx)
+			RTL_W8(TxPoll, NPQ);
 	}
 }