diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 0738baa5b82e4..e88bedca8f32f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -2629,6 +2629,9 @@ static int r8152_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	struct r8152 *tp = container_of(napi, struct r8152, napi);
 	int work_done;
 
+	if (!budget)
+		return 0;
+
 	work_done = rx_bottom(tp, budget);
 
 	if (work_done < budget) {