diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
index 267330ccd5951fd6e370aca9122e52665df47e28..d777b0db9e6388ce54f14e3e1942d4abdbbbbb4c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
@@ -524,62 +524,70 @@ static void bcm_sysport_free_cb(struct bcm_sysport_cb *cb)
 	dma_unmap_addr_set(cb, dma_addr, 0);
 }
 
-static int bcm_sysport_rx_refill(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
-				 struct bcm_sysport_cb *cb)
+static struct sk_buff *bcm_sysport_rx_refill(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
+					     struct bcm_sysport_cb *cb)
 {
 	struct device *kdev = &priv->pdev->dev;
 	struct net_device *ndev = priv->netdev;
+	struct sk_buff *skb, *rx_skb;
 	dma_addr_t mapping;
-	int ret;
 
-	cb->skb = netdev_alloc_skb(priv->netdev, RX_BUF_LENGTH);
-	if (!cb->skb) {
+	/* Allocate a new SKB for a new packet */
+	skb = netdev_alloc_skb(priv->netdev, RX_BUF_LENGTH);
+	if (!skb) {
+		priv->mib.alloc_rx_buff_failed++;
 		netif_err(priv, rx_err, ndev, "SKB alloc failed\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	mapping = dma_map_single(kdev, cb->skb->data,
+	mapping = dma_map_single(kdev, skb->data,
 				 RX_BUF_LENGTH, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	ret = dma_mapping_error(kdev, mapping);
-	if (ret) {
+	if (dma_mapping_error(kdev, mapping)) {
 		priv->mib.rx_dma_failed++;
-		bcm_sysport_free_cb(cb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		netif_err(priv, rx_err, ndev, "DMA mapping failure\n");
-		return ret;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* Grab the current SKB on the ring */
+	rx_skb = cb->skb;
+	if (likely(rx_skb))
+		dma_unmap_single(kdev, dma_unmap_addr(cb, dma_addr),
+				 RX_BUF_LENGTH, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+
+	/* Put the new SKB on the ring */
+	cb->skb = skb;
 	dma_unmap_addr_set(cb, dma_addr, mapping);
 	dma_desc_set_addr(priv, cb->bd_addr, mapping);
 
 	netif_dbg(priv, rx_status, ndev, "RX refill\n");
 
-	return 0;
+	/* Return the current SKB to the caller */
+	return rx_skb;
 }
 
 static int bcm_sysport_alloc_rx_bufs(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct bcm_sysport_cb *cb;
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_rx_bds; i++) {
 		cb = &priv->rx_cbs[i];
-		if (cb->skb)
-			continue;
-
-		ret = bcm_sysport_rx_refill(priv, cb);
-		if (ret)
-			break;
+		skb = bcm_sysport_rx_refill(priv, cb);
+		if (skb)
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		if (!cb->skb)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Poll the hardware for up to budget packets to process */
 static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 					unsigned int budget)
 {
-	struct device *kdev = &priv->pdev->dev;
 	struct net_device *ndev = priv->netdev;
 	unsigned int processed = 0, to_process;
 	struct bcm_sysport_cb *cb;
@@ -587,7 +595,6 @@ static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 	unsigned int p_index;
 	u16 len, status;
 	struct bcm_rsb *rsb;
-	int ret;
 
 	/* Determine how much we should process since last call */
 	p_index = rdma_readl(priv, RDMA_PROD_INDEX);
@@ -605,13 +612,8 @@ static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 
 	while ((processed < to_process) && (processed < budget)) {
 		cb = &priv->rx_cbs[priv->rx_read_ptr];
-		skb = cb->skb;
-
-		processed++;
-		priv->rx_read_ptr++;
+		skb = bcm_sysport_rx_refill(priv, cb);
 
-		if (priv->rx_read_ptr == priv->num_rx_bds)
-			priv->rx_read_ptr = 0;
 
 		/* We do not have a backing SKB, so we do not a corresponding
 		 * DMA mapping for this incoming packet since
@@ -622,12 +624,9 @@ static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 			netif_err(priv, rx_err, ndev, "out of memory!\n");
 			ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 			ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
-			goto refill;
+			goto next;
 		}
 
-		dma_unmap_single(kdev, dma_unmap_addr(cb, dma_addr),
-				 RX_BUF_LENGTH, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-
 		/* Extract the Receive Status Block prepended */
 		rsb = (struct bcm_rsb *)skb->data;
 		len = (rsb->rx_status_len >> DESC_LEN_SHIFT) & DESC_LEN_MASK;
@@ -643,8 +642,8 @@ static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 			netif_err(priv, rx_status, ndev, "fragmented packet!\n");
 			ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 			ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
-			bcm_sysport_free_cb(cb);
-			goto refill;
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			goto next;
 		}
 
 		if (unlikely(status & (RX_STATUS_ERR | RX_STATUS_OVFLOW))) {
@@ -653,8 +652,8 @@ static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 				ndev->stats.rx_over_errors++;
 			ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 			ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
-			bcm_sysport_free_cb(cb);
-			goto refill;
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			goto next;
 		}
 
 		skb_put(skb, len);
@@ -681,10 +680,12 @@ static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 		ndev->stats.rx_bytes += len;
 
 		napi_gro_receive(&priv->napi, skb);
-refill:
-		ret = bcm_sysport_rx_refill(priv, cb);
-		if (ret)
-			priv->mib.alloc_rx_buff_failed++;
+next:
+		processed++;
+		priv->rx_read_ptr++;
+
+		if (priv->rx_read_ptr == priv->num_rx_bds)
+			priv->rx_read_ptr = 0;
 	}
 
 	return processed;