diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 0aad61170f75fb840d15b3d1ddaf566778de5757..bbf1b1247ac471bb712ed1397956db83cf80e4f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -585,6 +585,20 @@ void i40e_free_tx_resources(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_get_head - Retrieve head from head writeback
+ * @tx_ring:  tx ring to fetch head of
+ *
+ * Returns value of Tx ring head based on value stored
+ * in head write-back location
+ **/
+static inline u32 i40e_get_head(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
+{
+	void *head = (struct i40e_tx_desc *)tx_ring->desc + tx_ring->count;
+
+	return le32_to_cpu(*(volatile __le32 *)head);
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_get_tx_pending - how many tx descriptors not processed
  * @tx_ring: the ring of descriptors
@@ -594,10 +608,16 @@ void i40e_free_tx_resources(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
  **/
 static u32 i40e_get_tx_pending(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 {
-	u32 ntu = ((ring->next_to_clean <= ring->next_to_use)
-			? ring->next_to_use
-			: ring->next_to_use + ring->count);
-	return ntu - ring->next_to_clean;
+	u32 head, tail;
+
+	head = i40e_get_head(ring);
+	tail = readl(ring->tail);
+
+	if (head != tail)
+		return (head < tail) ?
+			tail - head : (tail + ring->count - head);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -606,6 +626,8 @@ static u32 i40e_get_tx_pending(struct i40e_ring *ring)
  **/
 static bool i40e_check_tx_hang(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
 {
+	u32 tx_done = tx_ring->stats.packets;
+	u32 tx_done_old = tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old;
 	u32 tx_pending = i40e_get_tx_pending(tx_ring);
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = tx_ring->vsi->back;
 	bool ret = false;
@@ -623,41 +645,25 @@ static bool i40e_check_tx_hang(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
 	 * run the check_tx_hang logic with a transmit completion
 	 * pending but without time to complete it yet.
 	 */
-	if ((tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old == tx_ring->stats.packets) &&
-	    (tx_pending >= I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING)) {
+	if ((tx_done_old == tx_done) && tx_pending) {
 		/* make sure it is true for two checks in a row */
 		ret = test_and_set_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED,
 				       &tx_ring->state);
-	} else if ((tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old == tx_ring->stats.packets) &&
-		   (tx_pending < I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING) &&
-		   (tx_pending > 0)) {
+	} else if (tx_done_old == tx_done &&
+		   (tx_pending < I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING) && (tx_pending > 0)) {
 		if (I40E_DEBUG_FLOW & pf->hw.debug_mask)
 			dev_info(tx_ring->dev, "HW needs some more descs to do a cacheline flush. tx_pending %d, queue %d",
 				 tx_pending, tx_ring->queue_index);
 		pf->tx_sluggish_count++;
 	} else {
 		/* update completed stats and disarm the hang check */
-		tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old = tx_ring->stats.packets;
+		tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old = tx_done;
 		clear_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED, &tx_ring->state);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * i40e_get_head - Retrieve head from head writeback
- * @tx_ring:  tx ring to fetch head of
- *
- * Returns value of Tx ring head based on value stored
- * in head write-back location
- **/
-static inline u32 i40e_get_head(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
-{
-	void *head = (struct i40e_tx_desc *)tx_ring->desc + tx_ring->count;
-
-	return le32_to_cpu(*(volatile __le32 *)head);
-}
-
 #define WB_STRIDE 0x3
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 1320a433b8ed726efd96859d2267beea8fc9ade9..be05829ba6193b82962c981afae541b197d0dad2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -125,6 +125,20 @@ void i40evf_free_tx_resources(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_get_head - Retrieve head from head writeback
+ * @tx_ring:  tx ring to fetch head of
+ *
+ * Returns value of Tx ring head based on value stored
+ * in head write-back location
+ **/
+static inline u32 i40e_get_head(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
+{
+	void *head = (struct i40e_tx_desc *)tx_ring->desc + tx_ring->count;
+
+	return le32_to_cpu(*(volatile __le32 *)head);
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_get_tx_pending - how many tx descriptors not processed
  * @tx_ring: the ring of descriptors
@@ -134,10 +148,16 @@ void i40evf_free_tx_resources(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
  **/
 static u32 i40e_get_tx_pending(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 {
-	u32 ntu = ((ring->next_to_clean <= ring->next_to_use)
-			? ring->next_to_use
-			: ring->next_to_use + ring->count);
-	return ntu - ring->next_to_clean;
+	u32 head, tail;
+
+	head = i40e_get_head(ring);
+	tail = readl(ring->tail);
+
+	if (head != tail)
+		return (head < tail) ?
+			tail - head : (tail + ring->count - head);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -146,6 +166,8 @@ static u32 i40e_get_tx_pending(struct i40e_ring *ring)
  **/
 static bool i40e_check_tx_hang(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
 {
+	u32 tx_done = tx_ring->stats.packets;
+	u32 tx_done_old = tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old;
 	u32 tx_pending = i40e_get_tx_pending(tx_ring);
 	bool ret = false;
 
@@ -162,36 +184,20 @@ static bool i40e_check_tx_hang(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
 	 * run the check_tx_hang logic with a transmit completion
 	 * pending but without time to complete it yet.
 	 */
-	if ((tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old == tx_ring->stats.packets) &&
-	    (tx_pending >= I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING)) {
+	if ((tx_done_old == tx_done) && tx_pending) {
 		/* make sure it is true for two checks in a row */
 		ret = test_and_set_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED,
 				       &tx_ring->state);
-	} else if (!(tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old == tx_ring->stats.packets) ||
-		   !(tx_pending < I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING) ||
-		   !(tx_pending > 0)) {
+	} else if (tx_done_old == tx_done &&
+		   (tx_pending < I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING) && (tx_pending > 0)) {
 		/* update completed stats and disarm the hang check */
-		tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old = tx_ring->stats.packets;
+		tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old = tx_done;
 		clear_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED, &tx_ring->state);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * i40e_get_head - Retrieve head from head writeback
- * @tx_ring:  tx ring to fetch head of
- *
- * Returns value of Tx ring head based on value stored
- * in head write-back location
- **/
-static inline u32 i40e_get_head(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
-{
-	void *head = (struct i40e_tx_desc *)tx_ring->desc + tx_ring->count;
-
-	return le32_to_cpu(*(volatile __le32 *)head);
-}
-
 #define WB_STRIDE 0x3
 
 /**