diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index e27b4a7..804f4b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -770,6 +770,17 @@
 	  Say Y to this and you can run this driver on platforms that do not
 	  have PCI controllers.
 
+config TULIP_IGNORE_TX_NO_CARRIER
+	bool "Ignore tx no carrier error"
+	depends on TULIP
+	default n
+	help
+	  Some IP cores of dc2114x or its variants do not comply so well with
+	  the behaviors described by the official document. A packet could be
+	  sent successfully but reported with No Carrier error. Latest drivers
+	  of this IP core do not detect this error anymore. Say Y to this could
+	  disable handling of this error.
+
 config XILINX_AXIEMAC
 	select PHYLIB
 	select MII
diff --git a/drivers/net/dc2114x.c b/drivers/net/dc2114x.c
index 8a28574..dc28712 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dc2114x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dc2114x.c
@@ -371,7 +371,9 @@
 
 	if (le32_to_cpu(priv->tx_ring[priv->tx_new].status) & TD_ES) {
 		priv->tx_ring[priv->tx_new].status = 0x0;
+#if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(TULIP_IGNORE_TX_NO_CARRIER)
 		goto done;
+#endif
 	}
 
 	status = length;