diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index a2c6c204fe9d..b010f28b0abf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -7890,8 +7890,10 @@ static int tg3_tso_bug(struct tg3 *tp, struct tg3_napi *tnapi,
 
 	segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, tp->dev->features &
 				    ~(NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_TSO6));
-	if (IS_ERR(segs) || !segs)
+	if (IS_ERR(segs) || !segs) {
+		tnapi->tx_dropped++;
 		goto tg3_tso_bug_end;
+	}
 
 	skb_list_walk_safe(segs, seg, next) {
 		skb_mark_not_on_list(seg);