diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index e9f696b4cf..1fbf2f3e19 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -2526,6 +2526,7 @@ static void virtio_net_tx_complete(NetClientState *nc, ssize_t len)
     VirtIONet *n = qemu_get_nic_opaque(nc);
     VirtIONetQueue *q = virtio_net_get_subqueue(nc);
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(n);
+    int ret;
 
     virtqueue_push(q->tx_vq, q->async_tx.elem, 0);
     virtio_notify(vdev, q->tx_vq);
@@ -2534,7 +2535,17 @@ static void virtio_net_tx_complete(NetClientState *nc, ssize_t len)
     q->async_tx.elem = NULL;
 
     virtio_queue_set_notification(q->tx_vq, 1);
-    virtio_net_flush_tx(q);
+    ret = virtio_net_flush_tx(q);
+    if (q->tx_bh && ret >= n->tx_burst) {
+        /*
+         * the flush has been stopped by tx_burst
+         * we will not receive notification for the
+         * remainining part, so re-schedule
+         */
+        virtio_queue_set_notification(q->tx_vq, 0);
+        qemu_bh_schedule(q->tx_bh);
+        q->tx_waiting = 1;
+    }
 }
 
 /* TX */