diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
index a10459742ae4a29e323dd1b1c8c313a5b8ccf3e0..e07d2093b971326f25ea11af72525af9e9edb778 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ octeon_flush_iq(struct octeon_device *oct, struct octeon_instr_queue *iq,
 		}
 
 		tot_inst_processed += inst_processed;
-		inst_processed = 0;
-
 	} while (tot_inst_processed < napi_budget);
 
 	if (napi_budget && (tot_inst_processed >= napi_budget))