diff --git a/drivers/net/declance.c b/drivers/net/declance.c
index fb3f098..74abe19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/declance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/declance.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
 
 	lance_init_ring(dev);
 	load_csrs(lp);
-	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+	dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 	status = init_restart_lance(lp);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
-	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
  	return NETDEV_TX_OK;