diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index a2c2c06e38e4..7ccfa635d98f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ struct cpsw_common {
 	u32 irqs_table[IRQ_NUM];
 	struct cpts			*cpts;
 	int				rx_ch_num, tx_ch_num;
+	int				speed;
 };
 
 struct cpsw_priv {
@@ -761,7 +762,6 @@ static void cpsw_split_res(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct cpsw_vector *txv = cpsw->txv;
 	int i, ch_weight, rlim_ch_num = 0;
 	int budget, bigest_rate_ch = 0;
-	struct cpsw_slave *slave;
 	u32 ch_rate, max_rate;
 	int ch_budget = 0;
 
@@ -781,8 +781,16 @@ static void cpsw_split_res(struct net_device *ndev)
 		bigest_rate = 0;
 		max_rate = consumed_rate;
 	} else {
-		slave = &cpsw->slaves[cpsw_slave_index(cpsw, priv)];
-		max_rate = slave->phy->speed * 1000;
+		max_rate = cpsw->speed * 1000;
+
+		/* if max_rate is less then expected due to reduced link speed,
+		 * split proportionally according next potential max speed
+		 */
+		if (max_rate < consumed_rate)
+			max_rate *= 10;
+
+		if (max_rate < consumed_rate)
+			max_rate *= 10;
 
 		ch_budget = (consumed_rate * CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT) / max_rate;
 		ch_budget = (CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT - ch_budget) /
@@ -1013,15 +1021,56 @@ static void _cpsw_adjust_link(struct cpsw_slave *slave,
 	slave->mac_control = mac_control;
 }
 
+static int cpsw_get_common_speed(struct cpsw_common *cpsw)
+{
+	int i, speed;
+
+	for (i = 0, speed = 0; i < cpsw->data.slaves; i++)
+		if (cpsw->slaves[i].phy && cpsw->slaves[i].phy->link)
+			speed += cpsw->slaves[i].phy->speed;
+
+	return speed;
+}
+
+static int cpsw_need_resplit(struct cpsw_common *cpsw)
+{
+	int i, rlim_ch_num;
+	int speed, ch_rate;
+
+	/* re-split resources only in case speed was changed */
+	speed = cpsw_get_common_speed(cpsw);
+	if (speed == cpsw->speed || !speed)
+		return 0;
+
+	cpsw->speed = speed;
+
+	for (i = 0, rlim_ch_num = 0; i < cpsw->tx_ch_num; i++) {
+		ch_rate = cpdma_chan_get_rate(cpsw->txv[i].ch);
+		if (!ch_rate)
+			break;
+
+		rlim_ch_num++;
+	}
+
+	/* cases not dependent on speed */
+	if (!rlim_ch_num || rlim_ch_num == cpsw->tx_ch_num)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static void cpsw_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct cpsw_priv	*priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct cpsw_common	*cpsw = priv->cpsw;
 	bool			link = false;
 
 	for_each_slave(priv, _cpsw_adjust_link, priv, &link);
 
 	if (link) {
-		cpsw_split_res(priv->ndev);
+		if (cpsw_need_resplit(cpsw))
+			cpsw_split_res(ndev);
+
 		netif_carrier_on(ndev);
 		if (netif_running(ndev))
 			netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ndev);
@@ -1538,6 +1587,10 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 		cpsw_ale_stop(cpsw->ale);
 	}
 	for_each_slave(priv, cpsw_slave_stop, cpsw);
+
+	if (cpsw_need_resplit(cpsw))
+		cpsw_split_res(ndev);
+
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(cpsw->dev);
 	if (cpsw->data.dual_emac)
 		cpsw->slaves[priv->emac_port].open_stat = false;
@@ -1983,7 +2036,7 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_set_tx_maxrate(struct net_device *ndev, int queue, u32 rate)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (rate > 2000) {
+	if (rate > cpsw->speed) {
 		dev_err(priv->dev, "The channel rate cannot be more than 2Gbps");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -2998,6 +3051,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &cpsw_ethtool_ops;
 	netif_napi_add(ndev, &cpsw->napi_rx, cpsw_rx_poll, CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT);
 	netif_tx_napi_add(ndev, &cpsw->napi_tx, cpsw_tx_poll, CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT);
+	cpsw_split_res(ndev);
 
 	/* register the network device */
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &pdev->dev);