diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index acae2d8cd688f879dbc56dbfebf46b1369a8f4f5..9b12a13a640f1383fdd3265ae3ebe69949f1b936 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -1629,6 +1629,12 @@ static void gfar_schedule_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (netif_rx_schedule_prep(&priv->napi)) {
 		gfar_write(&priv->regs->imask, IMASK_RTX_DISABLED);
 		__netif_rx_schedule(&priv->napi);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Clear IEVENT, so interrupts aren't called again
+		 * because of the packets that have already arrived.
+		 */
+		gfar_write(&priv->regs->ievent, IEVENT_RTX_MASK);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&priv->rxlock);