diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
index 0355f8767e3b..bef37be402b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ struct xenvif {
 	u16 dealloc_ring[MAX_PENDING_REQS];
 	struct task_struct *dealloc_task;
 	wait_queue_head_t dealloc_wq;
+	struct timer_list dealloc_delay;
+	bool dealloc_delay_timed_out;
 
 	/* Use kthread for guest RX */
 	struct task_struct *task;
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index 9cc9f638f442..83a71ac5b93a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 			  .desc = i };
 		vif->grant_tx_handle[i] = NETBACK_INVALID_HANDLE;
 	}
+	init_timer(&vif->dealloc_delay);
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialise a dummy MAC address. We choose the numerically
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@ void xenvif_disconnect(struct xenvif *vif)
 	}
 
 	if (vif->dealloc_task) {
+		del_timer_sync(&vif->dealloc_delay);
 		kthread_stop(vif->dealloc_task);
 		vif->dealloc_task = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 8518a0d1f6f9..bc943205a691 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ static inline pending_ring_idx_t pending_index(unsigned i)
 	return i & (MAX_PENDING_REQS-1);
 }
 
+static inline pending_ring_idx_t nr_free_slots(struct xen_netif_tx_back_ring *ring)
+{
+	return ring->nr_ents -	(ring->sring->req_prod - ring->rsp_prod_pvt);
+}
+
 bool xenvif_rx_ring_slots_available(struct xenvif *vif, int needed)
 {
 	RING_IDX prod, cons;
@@ -1716,9 +1721,36 @@ static inline int tx_work_todo(struct xenvif *vif)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void xenvif_dealloc_delay(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct xenvif *vif = (struct xenvif *)data;
+
+	vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out = true;
+	wake_up(&vif->dealloc_wq);
+}
+
 static inline bool tx_dealloc_work_todo(struct xenvif *vif)
 {
-	return vif->dealloc_cons != vif->dealloc_prod;
+	if (vif->dealloc_cons != vif->dealloc_prod) {
+		if ((nr_free_slots(&vif->tx) > 2 * XEN_NETBK_LEGACY_SLOTS_MAX) &&
+		    (vif->dealloc_prod - vif->dealloc_cons < MAX_PENDING_REQS / 4) &&
+		    !vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out) {
+			if (!timer_pending(&vif->dealloc_delay)) {
+				vif->dealloc_delay.function =
+					xenvif_dealloc_delay;
+				vif->dealloc_delay.data = (unsigned long)vif;
+				mod_timer(&vif->dealloc_delay,
+					  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
+
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		del_timer_sync(&vif->dealloc_delay);
+		vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out = false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 void xenvif_unmap_frontend_rings(struct xenvif *vif)