diff --git a/drivers/net/r6040.c b/drivers/net/r6040.c
index 200a363c3bf59ac47d5da56e762486af6572b252..0ffec46084416958db7d7b9b756c859aa416e7d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r6040.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r6040.c
@@ -677,9 +677,11 @@ static irqreturn_t r6040_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		if (status & RX_FIFO_FULL)
 			dev->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
 
-		/* Mask off RX interrupt */
-		misr &= ~RX_INTS;
-		napi_schedule(&lp->napi);
+		if (likely(napi_schedule_prep(&lp->napi))) {
+			/* Mask off RX interrupt */
+			misr &= ~RX_INTS;
+			__napi_schedule(&lp->napi);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* TX interrupt request */