diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index e521ab508f03..4eaa65e8d58f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3536,10 +3536,10 @@ static int stmmac_rx(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit, u32 queue)
 			len = 0;
 		}
 
+read_again:
 		if (count >= limit)
 			break;
 
-read_again:
 		buf1_len = 0;
 		buf2_len = 0;
 		entry = next_entry;