struct kwgbe_device *dkwgbe = to_dkwgbe(dev);
        struct kwgbe_registers *regs = dkwgbe->regs;
        struct kwgbe_txdesc *p_txdesc = dkwgbe->p_txdesc;
+       void *p = (void *)dataptr;
        u32 cmd_sts;
 
+       /* Copy buffer if it's misaligned */
        if ((u32) dataptr & 0x07) {
-               printf("Err..(%s) xmit dataptr not 64bit aligned\n",
-                       __FUNCTION__);
-               return -1;
+               if (datasize > PKTSIZE_ALIGN) {
+                       printf("Non-aligned data too large (%d)\n",
+                                       datasize);
+                       return -1;
+               }
+
+               memcpy(dkwgbe->p_aligned_txbuf, p, datasize);
+               p = dkwgbe->p_aligned_txbuf;
        }
+
        p_txdesc->cmd_sts = KWGBE_ZERO_PADDING | KWGBE_GEN_CRC;
        p_txdesc->cmd_sts |= KWGBE_TX_FIRST_DESC | KWGBE_TX_LAST_DESC;
        p_txdesc->cmd_sts |= KWGBE_BUFFER_OWNED_BY_DMA;
        p_txdesc->cmd_sts |= KWGBE_TX_EN_INTERRUPT;
-       p_txdesc->buf_ptr = (u8 *) dataptr;
+       p_txdesc->buf_ptr = (u8 *) p;
        p_txdesc->byte_cnt = datasize;
 
        /* Apply send command using zeroth RXUQ */
                                                        * PKTSIZE_ALIGN + 1)))
                        goto error3;
 
+               if (!(dkwgbe->p_aligned_txbuf = memalign(8, PKTSIZE_ALIGN)))
+                       goto error4;
+
                if (!(dkwgbe->p_txdesc = (struct kwgbe_txdesc *)
                      memalign(PKTALIGN, sizeof(struct kwgbe_txdesc) + 1))) {
+                       free(dkwgbe->p_aligned_txbuf);
+                     error4:
                        free(dkwgbe->p_rxbuf);
                      error3:
                        free(dkwgbe->p_rxdesc);