diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
index 470b8600adb1b..4f11f7bf75d1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ bool i40e_alloc_rx_buffers_zc(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, u16 count)
 			bi = i40e_rx_bi(rx_ring, 0);
 			ntu = 0;
 		}
-
-		count--;
-	} while (count);
+	} while (--count);
 
 no_buffers:
 	if (rx_ring->next_to_use != ntu) {