diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/rx.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/rx.c
index 95487091763c5336ad0d83e0ac82b7b4df6a8562..ae822b8fa76da1f7f8972e8c0782594aa9dff0fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/rx.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static void xenvif_rx_extra_slot(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
 	BUG();
 }
 
-void xenvif_rx_action(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
+void xenvif_rx_skb(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 {
 	struct xenvif_pkt_state pkt;
 
@@ -425,6 +425,19 @@ void xenvif_rx_action(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 	xenvif_rx_complete(queue, &pkt);
 }
 
+#define RX_BATCH_SIZE 64
+
+void xenvif_rx_action(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
+{
+	unsigned int work_done = 0;
+
+	while (xenvif_rx_ring_slots_available(queue) &&
+	       work_done < RX_BATCH_SIZE) {
+		xenvif_rx_skb(queue);
+		work_done++;
+	}
+}
+
 static bool xenvif_rx_queue_stalled(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 {
 	RING_IDX prod, cons;