diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
index d1f7fc8b1b71ab..3c066b62e68947 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ static int mchp_sparx5_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, sparx5);
 	sparx5->pdev = pdev;
 	sparx5->dev = &pdev->dev;
+	spin_lock_init(&sparx5->tx_lock);
 
 	/* Do switch core reset if available */
 	reset = devm_reset_control_get_optional_shared(&pdev->dev, "switch");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.h
index 6f565c0c0c3dcd..316fed5f273552 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ struct sparx5 {
 	int xtr_irq;
 	/* Frame DMA */
 	int fdma_irq;
+	spinlock_t tx_lock; /* lock for frame transmission */
 	struct sparx5_rx rx;
 	struct sparx5_tx tx;
 	/* PTP */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_packet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_packet.c
index 6db6ac6a3bbc26..ac7e1cffbcecf0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_packet.c
@@ -244,10 +244,12 @@ netdev_tx_t sparx5_port_xmit_impl(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+	spin_lock(&sparx5->tx_lock);
 	if (sparx5->fdma_irq > 0)
 		ret = sparx5_fdma_xmit(sparx5, ifh, skb);
 	else
 		ret = sparx5_inject(sparx5, ifh, skb, dev);
+	spin_unlock(&sparx5->tx_lock);
 
 	if (ret == -EBUSY)
 		goto busy;