struct dpaa_fd fd;
        u64 buffer_start;
        int data_offset, err;
+       u32 timeo = (CONFIG_SYS_HZ * 10) / 1000;
+       u32 time_start;
        struct qbman_swp *swp = dflt_dpio->sw_portal;
        struct qbman_eq_desc ed;
+       struct qbman_release_desc releasedesc;
 
        /* Setup the FD fields */
        memset(&fd, 0, sizeof(fd));
        qbman_eq_desc_clear(&ed);
        qbman_eq_desc_set_no_orp(&ed, 0);
        qbman_eq_desc_set_qd(&ed, priv->tx_qdid, priv->tx_flow_id, 0);
-       err = qbman_swp_enqueue(swp, &ed, (const struct qbman_fd *)(&fd));
-       if (err < 0)
+
+       time_start = get_timer(0);
+
+       while (get_timer(time_start) < timeo) {
+               err = qbman_swp_enqueue(swp, &ed,
+                               (const struct qbman_fd *)(&fd));
+               if (err != -EBUSY)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       if (err < 0) {
                printf("error enqueueing Tx frame\n");
+               goto error;
+       }
 
        mdelay(1);
 
                printf("error Tx Conf frame\n");
 
        return err;
+
+error:
+       qbman_release_desc_clear(&releasedesc);
+       qbman_release_desc_set_bpid(&releasedesc, dflt_dpbp->dpbp_attr.bpid);
+       time_start = get_timer(0);
+       do {
+               /* Release buffer into the QBMAN */
+               err = qbman_swp_release(swp, &releasedesc, &buffer_start, 1);
+       } while (get_timer(time_start) < timeo && err == -EBUSY);
+
+       if (err == -EBUSY)
+               printf("TX data: QBMAN buffer release fails\n");
+
+       return err;
 }
 
 static int ldpaa_eth_open(struct eth_device *net_dev, bd_t *bd)