diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 4fbda0eb47761a37febc3b28541f9b4809c89e3b..c763a5b3bd6b4373662d88ec45e0048dda88e4bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -927,6 +927,9 @@ static void nfp_net_tx_complete(struct nfp_net_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 	int fidx;
 	int idx;
 
+	if (tx_ring->wr_p == tx_ring->rd_p)
+		return;
+
 	/* Work out how many descriptors have been transmitted */
 	qcp_rd_p = nfp_qcp_rd_ptr_read(tx_ring->qcp_q);
 
@@ -1001,6 +1004,9 @@ static void nfp_net_xdp_complete(struct nfp_net_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 	int idx, todo;
 	u32 qcp_rd_p;
 
+	if (tx_ring->wr_p == tx_ring->rd_p)
+		return;
+
 	/* Work out how many descriptors have been transmitted */
 	qcp_rd_p = nfp_qcp_rd_ptr_read(tx_ring->qcp_q);