diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index d16f592c2061..0ad2894e6a5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static void virtqueue_napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *napi,
 	}
 }
 
-static void virtqueue_napi_complete(struct napi_struct *napi,
+static bool virtqueue_napi_complete(struct napi_struct *napi,
 				    struct virtqueue *vq, int processed)
 {
 	int opaque;
@@ -440,9 +440,13 @@ static void virtqueue_napi_complete(struct napi_struct *napi,
 	if (napi_complete_done(napi, processed)) {
 		if (unlikely(virtqueue_poll(vq, opaque)))
 			virtqueue_napi_schedule(napi, vq);
+		else
+			return true;
 	} else {
 		virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
 	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void skb_xmit_done(struct virtqueue *vq)