diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 2cb3185c442c..ae89a981e052 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -2989,6 +2989,7 @@ static int __bnxt_poll_work(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr,
 {
 	struct bnxt_napi *bnapi = cpr->bnapi;
 	u32 raw_cons = cpr->cp_raw_cons;
+	bool flush_xdp = false;
 	u32 cons;
 	int rx_pkts = 0;
 	u8 event = 0;
@@ -3042,6 +3043,8 @@ static int __bnxt_poll_work(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr,
 			else
 				rc = bnxt_force_rx_discard(bp, cpr, &raw_cons,
 							   &event);
+			if (event & BNXT_REDIRECT_EVENT)
+				flush_xdp = true;
 			if (likely(rc >= 0))
 				rx_pkts += rc;
 			/* Increment rx_pkts when rc is -ENOMEM to count towards
@@ -3066,7 +3069,7 @@ static int __bnxt_poll_work(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (event & BNXT_REDIRECT_EVENT) {
+	if (flush_xdp) {
 		xdp_do_flush();
 		event &= ~BNXT_REDIRECT_EVENT;
 	}