diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 5042ff8d449a..649671b9ac74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -1243,12 +1243,14 @@ void xenvif_zerocopy_callback(struct ubuf_info *ubuf, bool zerocopy_success)
 static inline void xenvif_tx_dealloc_action(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 {
        struct gnttab_unmap_grant_ref *gop;
+       struct gnttab_map_grant_ref *ref;
        pending_ring_idx_t dc, dp;
        u16 pending_idx, pending_idx_release[MAX_PENDING_REQS];
        unsigned int i = 0;

        dc = queue->dealloc_cons;
        gop = queue->tx_unmap_ops;
+       ref = queue->tx_map_ops;

        /* Free up any grants we have finished using */
        do {
@@ -1304,6 +1306,9 @@ static inline void xenvif_tx_dealloc_action(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
        for (i = 0; i < gop - queue->tx_unmap_ops; ++i)
                xenvif_idx_release(queue, pending_idx_release[i],
                                   XEN_NETIF_RSP_OKAY);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < sizeof(ref); i++)
+               ref[i].flags &= ~(GTF_reading | GTF_writing);
 }