diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/sdio.c
index af0459a79899..e734feb806db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/sdio.c
@@ -1006,9 +1006,9 @@ static void rtw_sdio_rxfifo_recv(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev, u32 rx_len)
 
 static void rtw_sdio_rx_isr(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev)
 {
-	u32 rx_len, total_rx_bytes = 0;
+	u32 rx_len, hisr, total_rx_bytes = 0;
 
-	while (total_rx_bytes < SZ_64K) {
+	do {
 		if (rtw_chip_wcpu_11n(rtwdev))
 			rx_len = rtw_read16(rtwdev, REG_SDIO_RX0_REQ_LEN);
 		else
@@ -1020,7 +1020,25 @@ static void rtw_sdio_rx_isr(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev)
 		rtw_sdio_rxfifo_recv(rtwdev, rx_len);
 
 		total_rx_bytes += rx_len;
-	}
+
+		if (rtw_chip_wcpu_11n(rtwdev)) {
+			/* Stop if no more RX requests are pending, even if
+			 * rx_len could be greater than zero in the next
+			 * iteration. This is needed because the RX buffer may
+			 * already contain data while either HW or FW are not
+			 * done filling that buffer yet. Still reading the
+			 * buffer can result in packets where
+			 * rtw_rx_pkt_stat.pkt_len is zero or points beyond the
+			 * end of the buffer.
+			 */
+			hisr = rtw_read32(rtwdev, REG_SDIO_HISR);
+		} else {
+			/* RTW_WCPU_11AC chips have improved hardware or
+			 * firmware and can use rx_len unconditionally.
+			 */
+			hisr = REG_SDIO_HISR_RX_REQUEST;
+		}
+	} while (total_rx_bytes < SZ_64K && hisr & REG_SDIO_HISR_RX_REQUEST);
 }
 
 static void rtw_sdio_handle_interrupt(struct sdio_func *sdio_func)