diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index 37617ab..1e620e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -848,6 +848,15 @@
 		b44_tx(bp);
 		/* spin_unlock(&bp->tx_lock); */
 	}
+	if (bp->istat & ISTAT_RFO) {	/* fast recovery, in ~20msec */
+		bp->istat &= ~ISTAT_RFO;
+		b44_disable_ints(bp);
+		ssb_device_enable(bp->sdev, 0); /* resets ISTAT_RFO */
+		b44_init_rings(bp);
+		b44_init_hw(bp, B44_FULL_RESET_SKIP_PHY);
+		netif_wake_queue(bp->dev);
+	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
 
 	work_done = 0;