diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index df49dc143c4713..9cbc4173973e93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -1267,8 +1267,11 @@ int mlx5e_poll_rx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int budget)
 	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_ENABLED, &rq->state)))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (cq->decmprs_left)
+	if (cq->decmprs_left) {
 		work_done += mlx5e_decompress_cqes_cont(rq, cq, 0, budget);
+		if (cq->decmprs_left || work_done >= budget)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	cqe = mlx5_cqwq_get_cqe(&cq->wq);
 	if (!cqe) {