diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 331ebca2f57a2..0ed169ef1cfcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2510,7 +2510,6 @@ static int ibmvnic_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		if (napi_complete_done(napi, frames_processed)) {
 			enable_scrq_irq(adapter, rx_scrq);
 			if (pending_scrq(adapter, rx_scrq)) {
-				rmb();
 				if (napi_reschedule(napi)) {
 					disable_scrq_irq(adapter, rx_scrq);
 					goto restart_poll;