diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdpsock_user.c b/samples/bpf/xdpsock_user.c
index c821e98671393..63a9a2a39da7b 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdpsock_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdpsock_user.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@ static void l2fwd(struct xsk_socket_info *xsk, struct pollfd *fds)
 	while (ret != rcvd) {
 		if (ret < 0)
 			exit_with_error(-ret);
+		complete_tx_l2fwd(xsk, fds);
 		if (xsk_ring_prod__needs_wakeup(&xsk->tx))
 			kick_tx(xsk);
 		ret = xsk_ring_prod__reserve(&xsk->tx, rcvd, &idx_tx);