diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
index c0e0204b96304..dad7849c1b754 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
@@ -656,9 +656,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xp_alloc_batch);
 
 bool xp_can_alloc(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool, u32 count)
 {
+	u32 req_count, avail_count;
+
 	if (pool->free_list_cnt >= count)
 		return true;
-	return xskq_cons_has_entries(pool->fq, count - pool->free_list_cnt);
+
+	req_count = count - pool->free_list_cnt;
+	avail_count = xskq_cons_nb_entries(pool->fq, req_count);
+	if (!avail_count)
+		pool->fq->queue_empty_descs++;
+
+	return avail_count >= req_count;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xp_can_alloc);
 
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h b/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h
index 6f2d1621c9922..406b20dfee8d4 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h
@@ -306,11 +306,6 @@ static inline u32 xskq_cons_nb_entries(struct xsk_queue *q, u32 max)
 	return entries >= max ? max : entries;
 }
 
-static inline bool xskq_cons_has_entries(struct xsk_queue *q, u32 cnt)
-{
-	return xskq_cons_nb_entries(q, cnt) >= cnt;
-}
-
 static inline bool xskq_cons_peek_addr_unchecked(struct xsk_queue *q, u64 *addr)
 {
 	if (q->cached_prod == q->cached_cons)