diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
index 1e75223d614f..42c038d523c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
@@ -232,10 +232,9 @@ static inline int get_tx_next_msg_obj(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
 			C_CAN_MSG_OBJ_TX_FIRST;
 }
 
-static inline int get_tx_echo_msg_obj(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
+static inline int get_tx_echo_msg_obj(int txecho)
 {
-	return (priv->tx_echo & C_CAN_NEXT_MSG_OBJ_MASK) +
-			C_CAN_MSG_OBJ_TX_FIRST;
+	return (txecho & C_CAN_NEXT_MSG_OBJ_MASK) + C_CAN_MSG_OBJ_TX_FIRST;
 }
 
 static u32 c_can_read_reg32(struct c_can_priv *priv, enum reg index)
@@ -729,8 +728,6 @@ static int c_can_get_berr_counter(const struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 /*
- * theory of operation:
- *
  * priv->tx_echo holds the number of the oldest can_frame put for
  * transmission into the hardware, but not yet ACKed by the CAN tx
  * complete IRQ.
@@ -741,29 +738,23 @@ static int c_can_get_berr_counter(const struct net_device *dev,
  */
 static void c_can_do_tx(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	u32 val;
-	u32 msg_obj_no;
 	struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &dev->stats;
+	u32 val, obj, pkts = 0, bytes = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&priv->xmit_lock);
 
 	for (; (priv->tx_next - priv->tx_echo) > 0; priv->tx_echo++) {
-		msg_obj_no = get_tx_echo_msg_obj(priv);
+		obj = get_tx_echo_msg_obj(priv->tx_echo);
 		val = c_can_read_reg32(priv, C_CAN_TXRQST1_REG);
-		if (!(val & (1 << (msg_obj_no - 1)))) {
-			can_get_echo_skb(dev,
-					msg_obj_no - C_CAN_MSG_OBJ_TX_FIRST);
-			c_can_object_get(dev, IF_TX, msg_obj_no, IF_COMM_ALL);
-			stats->tx_bytes += priv->read_reg(priv,
-					C_CAN_IFACE(MSGCTRL_REG, IF_TX))
-					& IF_MCONT_DLC_MASK;
-			stats->tx_packets++;
-			can_led_event(dev, CAN_LED_EVENT_TX);
-			c_can_inval_msg_object(dev, IF_TX, msg_obj_no);
-		} else {
+
+		if (val & (1 << (obj - 1)))
 			break;
-		}
+
+		can_get_echo_skb(dev, obj - C_CAN_MSG_OBJ_TX_FIRST);
+		bytes += priv->dlc[obj - C_CAN_MSG_OBJ_TX_FIRST];
+		pkts++;
+		c_can_inval_msg_object(dev, IF_TX, obj);
 	}
 
 	/* restart queue if wrap-up or if queue stalled on last pkt */
@@ -772,6 +763,12 @@ static void c_can_do_tx(struct net_device *dev)
 		netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->xmit_lock);
+
+	if (pkts) {
+		stats->tx_bytes += bytes;
+		stats->tx_packets += pkts;
+		can_led_event(dev, CAN_LED_EVENT_TX);
+	}
 }
 
 /*