diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index bffcf4986539..fb348e044b4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -761,6 +761,9 @@ qcaspi_netdev_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 	qca->net_dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 	/* Trigger tx queue flush and QCA7000 reset */
 	qca->sync = QCASPI_SYNC_UNKNOWN;
+
+	if (qca->spi_thread)
+		wake_up_process(qca->spi_thread);
 }
 
 static int