diff --git a/sys/dev/dwc/if_dwc.c b/sys/dev/dwc/if_dwc.c
index 57e6b44eee9e..f2603833fc13 100644
--- a/sys/dev/dwc/if_dwc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/dwc/if_dwc.c
@@ -741,9 +741,11 @@ dwc_txfinish_locked(struct dwc_softc *sc)
 {
 	struct dwc_bufmap *bmap;
 	struct dwc_hwdesc *desc;
+	struct ifnet *ifp;
 
 	DWC_ASSERT_LOCKED(sc);
 
+	fp = sc->ifp;
 	while (sc->tx_idx_tail != sc->tx_idx_head) {
 		desc = &sc->txdesc_ring[sc->tx_idx_tail];
 		if ((desc->tdes0 & DDESC_TDES0_OWN) != 0)
@@ -756,6 +758,7 @@ dwc_txfinish_locked(struct dwc_softc *sc)
 		bmap->mbuf = NULL;
 		dwc_setup_txdesc(sc, sc->tx_idx_tail, 0, 0);
 		sc->tx_idx_tail = next_txidx(sc, sc->tx_idx_tail);
+		ifp->if_drv_flags &= ~IFF_DRV_OACTIVE;
 	}
 
 	/* If there are no buffers outstanding, muzzle the watchdog. */
@@ -838,8 +841,10 @@ dwc_intr(void *arg)
 		if (reg & DMA_STATUS_RI)
 			dwc_rxfinish_locked(sc);
 
-		if (reg & DMA_STATUS_TI)
+		if (reg & DMA_STATUS_TI) {
 			dwc_txfinish_locked(sc);
+			dwc_txstart_locked(sc);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (reg & DMA_STATUS_AIS) {