diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
index 444ef6a342f69..5458f57177a0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ static int cfv_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	/* Initialize NAPI poll context data */
 	vringh_kiov_init(&cfv->ctx.riov, NULL, 0);
 	cfv->ctx.head = USHRT_MAX;
-	netif_napi_add(netdev, &cfv->napi, cfv_rx_poll, CFV_DEFAULT_QUOTA);
+	netif_napi_add_weight(netdev, &cfv->napi, cfv_rx_poll,
+			      CFV_DEFAULT_QUOTA);
 
 	tasklet_setup(&cfv->tx_release_tasklet, cfv_tx_release_tasklet);