diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 0b3a27f118fb9..50c70a8e470aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -2544,7 +2544,14 @@ static int i40e_clean_rx_irq(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, int budget,
 			rx_buffer = i40e_rx_bi(rx_ring, ntp);
 			i40e_inc_ntp(rx_ring);
 			i40e_reuse_rx_page(rx_ring, rx_buffer);
-			cleaned_count++;
+			/* Update ntc and bump cleaned count if not in the
+			 * middle of mb packet.
+			 */
+			if (rx_ring->next_to_clean == ntp) {
+				rx_ring->next_to_clean =
+					rx_ring->next_to_process;
+				cleaned_count++;
+			}
 			continue;
 		}