diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
index 1665529a7271..fcc7de8ae2bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ netdev_tx_t efx_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		 * previous packets out.
 		 */
 		if (!netdev_xmit_more())
-			efx_tx_send_pending(tx_queue->channel);
+			efx_tx_send_pending(efx_get_tx_channel(efx, index));
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}