diff --git a/include/net/gro_cells.h b/include/net/gro_cells.h
index d15214d673b2..2a1abbf8da74 100644
--- a/include/net/gro_cells.h
+++ b/include/net/gro_cells.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ static inline int gro_cells_init(struct gro_cells *gcells, struct net_device *de
 		struct gro_cell *cell = per_cpu_ptr(gcells->cells, i);
 
 		__skb_queue_head_init(&cell->napi_skbs);
+
+		set_bit(NAPI_STATE_NO_BUSY_POLL, &cell->napi.state);
+
 		netif_napi_add(dev, &cell->napi, gro_cell_poll, 64);
 		napi_enable(&cell->napi);
 	}