diff --git a/hw/eepro100.c b/hw/eepro100.c
index 50d117e..e0efd96 100644
--- a/hw/eepro100.c
+++ b/hw/eepro100.c
@@ -1619,8 +1619,13 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps eepro100_ops = {
 static int nic_can_receive(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     EEPRO100State *s = DO_UPCAST(NICState, nc, nc)->opaque;
+    ru_state_t state;
     TRACE(RXTX, logout("%p\n", s));
-    return get_ru_state(s) == ru_ready;
+    state = get_ru_state(s);
+    if (state == ru_no_resources) {
+	eepro100_rnr_interrupt(s);
+    }
+    return state == ru_ready;
 #if 0
     return !eepro100_buffer_full(s);
 #endif
@@ -1732,6 +1737,15 @@ static ssize_t nic_receive(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t * buf, size_t size)
                  &rx, sizeof(eepro100_rx_t));
     uint16_t rfd_command = le16_to_cpu(rx.command);
     uint16_t rfd_size = le16_to_cpu(rx.size);
+    /* don't touch the rx descriptor with EL set. */
+    if (rfd_command & COMMAND_EL) {
+        /* EL bit is set, so this was the last frame. */
+        logout("receive: Running out of frames\n");
+        set_ru_state(s, ru_no_resources);
+        s->statistics.rx_resource_errors++;
+	eepro100_rnr_interrupt(s);
+	return -1;
+    }
 
     if (size > rfd_size) {
         logout("Receive buffer (%" PRId16 " bytes) too small for data "
@@ -1767,11 +1781,6 @@ static ssize_t nic_receive(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t * buf, size_t size)
     s->statistics.rx_good_frames++;
     eepro100_fr_interrupt(s);
     s->ru_offset = le32_to_cpu(rx.link);
-    if (rfd_command & COMMAND_EL) {
-        /* EL bit is set, so this was the last frame. */
-        logout("receive: Running out of frames\n");
-        set_ru_state(s, ru_suspended);
-    }
     if (rfd_command & COMMAND_S) {
         /* S bit is set. */
         set_ru_state(s, ru_suspended);