diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c
index b38820849faab9d23bcd7f06e2a0637819c96647..1135a18019c77faf4ff7c42a90de630644d8364a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ static irqreturn_t ocelot_xtr_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 		if (err != 4)
 			break;
 
+		/* At this point the IFH was read correctly, so it is safe to
+		 * presume that there is no error. The err needs to be reset
+		 * otherwise a frame could come in CPU queue between the while
+		 * condition and the check for error later on. And in that case
+		 * the new frame is just removed and not processed.
+		 */
+		err = 0;
+
 		ocelot_parse_ifh(ifh, &info);
 
 		ocelot_port = ocelot->ports[info.port];