diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
index 0ada0e160e93..743c2eb62b87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
@@ -392,7 +392,13 @@ static irqreturn_t sja1000_reset_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)dev_id;
 
 	netdev_dbg(dev, "performing a soft reset upon overrun\n");
-	sja1000_start(dev);
+
+	netif_tx_lock(dev);
+
+	can_free_echo_skb(dev, 0, NULL);
+	sja1000_set_mode(dev, CAN_MODE_START);
+
+	netif_tx_unlock(dev);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }