diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index a753928bab9c..1ccd5959c0bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ static int sh_eth_rx(struct net_device *ndev, u32 intr_status, int *quota)
 				skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
 			skb_put(skb, pkt_len);
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ndev);
-			netif_rx(skb);
+			netif_receive_skb(skb);
 			ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
 			ndev->stats.rx_bytes += pkt_len;
 		}