diff --git a/drivers/net/mmnif.c b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
index 5408ac1b..4e0d4b8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mmnif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 	/* get the palce the router core is looking for the packet */
 
 	/* lock the dest_ip mm_rx_buffer_hdr */
-	mmnif_lock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
+retry:	mmnif_lock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
 
 	/* read and edit needed values */
 	queued = mmnif_read_rx_queue(dest_ip);
@@ -772,13 +772,13 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 	mmnif_write_rx_pending(dest_ip,pending);
 
 	/* and unlock the dest_ip mm_rx_buffer_hdr */
-    mmnif_unlock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
+        mmnif_unlock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
 
 	/* check if there is a space in the queue without overwriting another packet */
 	if ((queued + pending) > MMNIF_RX_QUEUELEN)
 	{
 		DEBUGPRINTF("mmnif_tx(): too many packet's at once for the remote queue : q:%d p:%d\n",queued , pending);
-		goto drop_packet;
+                goto retry;
 	}
 
 	pos = (pos + queued + pending -1) % MMNIF_RX_QUEUELEN;