diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 30eedf677913..77c19c7bb490 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4227,9 +4227,8 @@ static int process_backlog(struct napi_struct *napi, int quota)
 #endif
 	napi->weight = weight_p;
 	local_irq_disable();
-	while (work < quota) {
+	while (1) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
-		unsigned int qlen;
 
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&sd->process_queue))) {
 			local_irq_enable();
@@ -4243,24 +4242,24 @@ static int process_backlog(struct napi_struct *napi, int quota)
 		}
 
 		rps_lock(sd);
-		qlen = skb_queue_len(&sd->input_pkt_queue);
-		if (qlen)
-			skb_queue_splice_tail_init(&sd->input_pkt_queue,
-						   &sd->process_queue);
-
-		if (qlen < quota - work) {
+		if (skb_queue_empty(&sd->input_pkt_queue)) {
 			/*
 			 * Inline a custom version of __napi_complete().
 			 * only current cpu owns and manipulates this napi,
-			 * and NAPI_STATE_SCHED is the only possible flag set on backlog.
-			 * we can use a plain write instead of clear_bit(),
+			 * and NAPI_STATE_SCHED is the only possible flag set
+			 * on backlog.
+			 * We can use a plain write instead of clear_bit(),
 			 * and we dont need an smp_mb() memory barrier.
 			 */
 			list_del(&napi->poll_list);
 			napi->state = 0;
+			rps_unlock(sd);
 
-			quota = work + qlen;
+			break;
 		}
+
+		skb_queue_splice_tail_init(&sd->input_pkt_queue,
+					   &sd->process_queue);
 		rps_unlock(sd);
 	}
 	local_irq_enable();