diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
index dac564c..909f9b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
@@ -442,15 +442,11 @@
 		if (unlikely(mc->ops->peek_rx(mc->dev) ||
 			     test_bit(MAL_COMMAC_RX_STOPPED, &mc->flags))) {
 			MAL_DBG2(mal, "rotting packet" NL);
-			if (napi_reschedule(napi))
-				mal_disable_eob_irq(mal);
-			else
-				MAL_DBG2(mal, "already in poll list" NL);
-
-			if (budget > 0)
-				goto again;
-			else
+			if (!napi_reschedule(napi))
 				goto more_work;
+
+			mal_disable_eob_irq(mal);
+			goto again;
 		}
 		mc->ops->poll_tx(mc->dev);
 	}