diff --git a/drivers/net/ipq807x/ipq807x_edma.c b/drivers/net/ipq807x/ipq807x_edma.c
index f919b7e46a..7950bdfe86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipq807x/ipq807x_edma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipq807x/ipq807x_edma.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ static int ipq807x_edma_rx_complete(struct ipq807x_edma_common_info *c_info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#define MIN_PKT_SIZE 33
 /*
  * ipq807x_eth_snd()
  *	Transmit a packet using an EDMA ring
@@ -528,7 +529,14 @@ static int ipq807x_eth_snd(struct eth_device *dev, void *packet, int length)
 	 * copy the packet
 	 */
 	memcpy(skb + IPQ807X_EDMA_TX_PREHDR_SIZE, packet, length);
-
+	/*
+	 * The EDMA HW is unable to process packets less than MIN_PKT_SIZE(33) bytes,
+	 * then the EDMA stalls. This is to pad the packets up to MIN_PKT_SIZE.
+	 */
+	if (length < MIN_PKT_SIZE) {
+		memset(skb + IPQ807X_EDMA_TX_PREHDR_SIZE + length, 0x00, (MIN_PKT_SIZE - length));
+		length = MIN_PKT_SIZE;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Populate Tx descriptor
 	 */