Index: sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
@@ -333,8 +333,6 @@
  *  	- return 0 on success, positive on failure
   *
   **********************************************************************/
-#define IXL_TXD_CMD (I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_EOP | I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_RS)
-
 static int
 ixl_isc_txd_encap(void *arg, if_pkt_info_t pi)
 {
@@ -396,15 +394,21 @@
 		pidx_last = i;
 		i = (i+1) & mask;
 	}
-	/* Set the last descriptor for report */
+	/*
+	 * Set the EOP flag in the last descriptor. If the caller asked
+	 * to be interrupted on completion, also set the report flag. */
 	txd->cmd_type_offset_bsz |=
-	    htole64(((u64)IXL_TXD_CMD << I40E_TXD_QW1_CMD_SHIFT));
-	/* Add to report status array (if using TX interrupts) */
-	if (!vsi->enable_head_writeback && tx_intr) {
-		txr->tx_rsq[txr->tx_rs_pidx] = pidx_last;
-		txr->tx_rs_pidx = (txr->tx_rs_pidx+1) & mask;
-		MPASS(txr->tx_rs_pidx != txr->tx_rs_cidx);
- 	}
+	    htole64(((u64)I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_EOP  << I40E_TXD_QW1_CMD_SHIFT));
+	if (tx_intr) {
+		txd->cmd_type_offset_bsz |=
+		    htole64(((u64)I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_RS  << I40E_TXD_QW1_CMD_SHIFT));
+		/* Add to report status array (if using TX interrupts) */
+		if (!vsi->enable_head_writeback) {
+			txr->tx_rsq[txr->tx_rs_pidx] = pidx_last;
+			txr->tx_rs_pidx = (txr->tx_rs_pidx+1) & mask;
+			MPASS(txr->tx_rs_pidx != txr->tx_rs_cidx);
+		}
+	}
 	pi->ipi_new_pidx = i;
 
 	++txr->tx_packets;