diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c
index f60dc1dfc443..c477e6b620d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ int cpsw_set_ringparam(struct net_device *ndev,
 {
 	struct cpsw_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
-	int ret;
+	int descs_num, ret;
 
 	/* ignore ering->tx_pending - only rx_pending adjustment is supported */
 
@@ -659,20 +659,25 @@ int cpsw_set_ringparam(struct net_device *ndev,
 	    ering->rx_pending > (cpsw->descs_pool_size - CPSW_MAX_QUEUES))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ering->rx_pending == cpdma_get_num_rx_descs(cpsw->dma))
+	descs_num = cpdma_get_num_rx_descs(cpsw->dma);
+	if (ering->rx_pending == descs_num)
 		return 0;
 
 	cpsw_suspend_data_pass(ndev);
 
-	cpdma_set_num_rx_descs(cpsw->dma, ering->rx_pending);
+	ret = cpdma_set_num_rx_descs(cpsw->dma, ering->rx_pending);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (cpsw_resume_data_pass(ndev))
+			goto err;
 
-	if (cpsw->usage_count)
-		cpdma_chan_split_pool(cpsw->dma);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = cpsw_resume_data_pass(ndev);
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
-
+err:
+	cpdma_set_num_rx_descs(cpsw->dma, descs_num);
 	dev_err(cpsw->dev, "cannot set ring params, closing device\n");
 	dev_close(ndev);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index 4e693c3aab27..0ca2a1a254de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -1423,8 +1423,23 @@ int cpdma_get_num_tx_descs(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr)
 	return ctlr->num_tx_desc;
 }
 
-void cpdma_set_num_rx_descs(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int num_rx_desc)
+int cpdma_set_num_rx_descs(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int num_rx_desc)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int temp, ret;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->lock, flags);
+
+	temp = ctlr->num_rx_desc;
 	ctlr->num_rx_desc = num_rx_desc;
 	ctlr->num_tx_desc = ctlr->pool->num_desc - ctlr->num_rx_desc;
+	ret = cpdma_chan_split_pool(ctlr);
+	if (ret) {
+		ctlr->num_rx_desc = temp;
+		ctlr->num_tx_desc = ctlr->pool->num_desc - ctlr->num_rx_desc;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);
+
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
index 0271a20c2e09..d3cfe234d16a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ enum cpdma_control {
 int cpdma_control_get(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int control);
 int cpdma_control_set(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int control, int value);
 int cpdma_get_num_rx_descs(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr);
-void cpdma_set_num_rx_descs(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int num_rx_desc);
+int cpdma_set_num_rx_descs(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int num_rx_desc);
 int cpdma_get_num_tx_descs(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr);
-int cpdma_chan_split_pool(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr);
 
 #endif