diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
index 0c95c8f83432cb0793260b368b17a2511cc3a4d6..1d84fedf1f649b921d15c238e981f323ecea59cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,8 @@ int ice_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	napi_complete_done(napi, work_done);
 	if (test_bit(ICE_FLAG_MSIX_ENA, pf->flags))
 		ice_irq_dynamic_ena(&vsi->back->hw, vsi, q_vector);
-	return 0;
+
+	return min(work_done, budget - 1);
 }
 
 /* helper function for building cmd/type/offset */