diff --git a/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c b/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c
index e06ec403521a..98ee43819911 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 #define ICAN3_BUSERR_QUOTA_MAX	255
 
 /* Janz ICAN3 CAN Frame Conversion */
+#define ICAN3_SNGL	0x02
 #define ICAN3_ECHO	0x10
 #define ICAN3_EFF_RTR	0x40
 #define ICAN3_SFF_RTR	0x10
@@ -848,6 +849,10 @@ static void can_frame_to_ican3(struct ican3_dev *mod,
 	desc->data[0] |= cf->can_dlc;
 	desc->data[1] |= ICAN3_ECHO;
 
+	/* support single transmission (no retries) mode */
+	if (mod->can.ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_ONE_SHOT)
+		desc->data[1] |= ICAN3_SNGL;
+
 	if (cf->can_id & CAN_RTR_FLAG)
 		desc->data[0] |= ICAN3_EFF_RTR;
 
@@ -1810,7 +1815,8 @@ static int __devinit ican3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mod->can.do_set_mode = ican3_set_mode;
 	mod->can.do_get_berr_counter = ican3_get_berr_counter;
 	mod->can.ctrlmode_supported = CAN_CTRLMODE_3_SAMPLES
-				    | CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING;
+				    | CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING
+				    | CAN_CTRLMODE_ONE_SHOT;
 
 	/* find our IRQ number */
 	mod->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);