diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 624eed345b5d..0b5ef6d4e815 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 int mlx5e_poll_rx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int budget)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_rq *rq = container_of(cq, struct mlx5e_rq, cq);
-	struct mlx5e_xdpsq *xdpsq;
+	struct mlx5e_xdpsq *xdpsq = &rq->xdpsq;
 	struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe;
 	int work_done = 0;
 
@@ -1201,10 +1201,11 @@ int mlx5e_poll_rx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int budget)
 		work_done += mlx5e_decompress_cqes_cont(rq, cq, 0, budget);
 
 	cqe = mlx5_cqwq_get_cqe(&cq->wq);
-	if (!cqe)
+	if (!cqe) {
+		if (unlikely(work_done))
+			goto out;
 		return 0;
-
-	xdpsq = &rq->xdpsq;
+	}
 
 	do {
 		if (mlx5_get_cqe_format(cqe) == MLX5_COMPRESSED) {
@@ -1219,6 +1220,7 @@ int mlx5e_poll_rx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int budget)
 		rq->handle_rx_cqe(rq, cqe);
 	} while ((++work_done < budget) && (cqe = mlx5_cqwq_get_cqe(&cq->wq)));
 
+out:
 	if (xdpsq->doorbell) {
 		mlx5e_xmit_xdp_doorbell(xdpsq);
 		xdpsq->doorbell = false;