diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c
index 797886524054c..98101a8e2952d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c
@@ -446,8 +446,11 @@ bool ice_alloc_rx_bufs_zc(struct ice_ring *rx_ring, u16 count)
 		}
 	} while (--count);
 
-	if (rx_ring->next_to_use != ntu)
+	if (rx_ring->next_to_use != ntu) {
+		/* clear the status bits for the next_to_use descriptor */
+		rx_desc->wb.status_error0 = 0;
 		ice_release_rx_desc(rx_ring, ntu);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }