diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 5544b509832feb39e12af93010f69d6e6b5b4e86..352cf7cd2ef4bd3fbc81819b5cc3bdc095f52b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ int i40e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	else
 		i40e_update_enable_itr(vsi, q_vector);
 
-	return 0;
+	return min(work_done, budget - 1);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index c4b174afd253d69ac2cd556e22d6ad2f46c318ad..df67ef37b7f3c8c7f1e94fdb8ffe492a406b5049 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ int i40evf_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	else
 		i40e_update_enable_itr(vsi, q_vector);
 
-	return 0;
+	return min(work_done, budget - 1);
 }
 
 /**