diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
index a9f1bc013364..1450f386bc65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static const char qcaspi_gstrings_stats[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
 	"Transmit ring full",
 	"SPI errors",
 	"Write verify errors",
+	"Buffer available errors",
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index d5310504f436..97f92953bdb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ qcaspi_transmit(struct qcaspi *qca)
 
 	qcaspi_read_register(qca, SPI_REG_WRBUF_SPC_AVA, &available);
 
+	if (available > QCASPI_HW_BUF_LEN) {
+		/* This could only happen by interferences on the SPI line.
+		 * So retry later ...
+		 */
+		qca->stats.buf_avail_err++;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	while (qca->txr.skb[qca->txr.head]) {
 		pkt_len = qca->txr.skb[qca->txr.head]->len + QCASPI_HW_PKT_LEN;
 
@@ -355,7 +363,13 @@ qcaspi_receive(struct qcaspi *qca)
 	netdev_dbg(net_dev, "qcaspi_receive: SPI_REG_RDBUF_BYTE_AVA: Value: %08x\n",
 		   available);
 
-	if (available == 0) {
+	if (available > QCASPI_HW_BUF_LEN) {
+		/* This could only happen by interferences on the SPI line.
+		 * So retry later ...
+		 */
+		qca->stats.buf_avail_err++;
+		return -1;
+	} else if (available == 0) {
 		netdev_dbg(net_dev, "qcaspi_receive called without any data being available!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
index 2d2c49726492..eb9af45fcc5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct qcaspi_stats {
 	u64 ring_full;
 	u64 spi_err;
 	u64 write_verify_failed;
+	u64 buf_avail_err;
 };
 
 struct qcaspi {