diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 571ac59765494a62d3ddeef16d1c2b2f589e71af..c9606b8ab6efd15cda358f6ceaff72ee84902da0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ int mlx5e_modify_rq_state(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state, int next_state);
 void mlx5e_activate_rq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 void mlx5e_deactivate_rq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 void mlx5e_free_rx_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
+void mlx5e_free_rx_in_progress_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 void mlx5e_activate_icosq(struct mlx5e_icosq *icosq);
 void mlx5e_deactivate_icosq(struct mlx5e_icosq *icosq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
index 6c72b592315bccb284039895b17060155137e42e..a01e2de2488f358d5b66b7cf038f62511fdda883 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int mlx5e_rx_reporter_err_icosq_cqe_recover(void *ctx)
 		goto out;
 
 	mlx5e_reset_icosq_cc_pc(icosq);
-	mlx5e_free_rx_descs(rq);
+	mlx5e_free_rx_in_progress_descs(rq);
 	clear_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_RECOVERING, &icosq->state);
 	mlx5e_activate_icosq(icosq);
 	mlx5e_activate_rq(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 21de4764d4c09b933a39b476b2509c5e3896204b..4ef3dc79f73c7b2884ad0b8557d9c1f7e1d99e62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -813,6 +813,29 @@ int mlx5e_wait_for_min_rx_wqes(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int wait_time)
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
+void mlx5e_free_rx_in_progress_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
+{
+	struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq;
+	u16 head;
+	int i;
+
+	if (rq->wq_type != MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ)
+		return;
+
+	wq = &rq->mpwqe.wq;
+	head = wq->head;
+
+	/* Outstanding UMR WQEs (in progress) start at wq->head */
+	for (i = 0; i < rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress; i++) {
+		rq->dealloc_wqe(rq, head);
+		head = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe_next_ix(wq, head);
+	}
+
+	rq->mpwqe.actual_wq_head = wq->head;
+	rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress = 0;
+	rq->mpwqe.umr_completed = 0;
+}
+
 void mlx5e_free_rx_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 {
 	__be16 wqe_ix_be;
@@ -820,14 +843,8 @@ void mlx5e_free_rx_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 
 	if (rq->wq_type == MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ) {
 		struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq = &rq->mpwqe.wq;
-		u16 head = wq->head;
-		int i;
 
-		/* Outstanding UMR WQEs (in progress) start at wq->head */
-		for (i = 0; i < rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress; i++) {
-			rq->dealloc_wqe(rq, head);
-			head = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe_next_ix(wq, head);
-		}
+		mlx5e_free_rx_in_progress_descs(rq);
 
 		while (!mlx5_wq_ll_is_empty(wq)) {
 			struct mlx5e_rx_wqe_ll *wqe;