diff --git a/drivers/net/can/grcan.c b/drivers/net/can/grcan.c
index ff6685f1683e9..daee3652ac8b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/grcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/grcan.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static int grcan_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int grcan_transmit_catch_up(struct net_device *dev, int budget)
+static void grcan_transmit_catch_up(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct grcan_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ static int grcan_transmit_catch_up(struct net_device *dev, int budget)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-	work_done = catch_up_echo_skb(dev, budget, true);
+	work_done = catch_up_echo_skb(dev, -1, true);
 	if (work_done) {
 		if (!priv->resetting && !priv->closing &&
 		    !(priv->can.ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_LISTENONLY))
@@ -1159,8 +1159,6 @@ static int grcan_transmit_catch_up(struct net_device *dev, int budget)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
-	return work_done;
 }
 
 static int grcan_receive(struct net_device *dev, int budget)
@@ -1242,19 +1240,13 @@ static int grcan_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	struct net_device *dev = priv->dev;
 	struct grcan_registers __iomem *regs = priv->regs;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int tx_work_done, rx_work_done;
-	int rx_budget = budget / 2;
-	int tx_budget = budget - rx_budget;
+	int work_done;
 
-	/* Half of the budget for receiving messages */
-	rx_work_done = grcan_receive(dev, rx_budget);
+	work_done = grcan_receive(dev, budget);
 
-	/* Half of the budget for transmitting messages as that can trigger echo
-	 * frames being received
-	 */
-	tx_work_done = grcan_transmit_catch_up(dev, tx_budget);
+	grcan_transmit_catch_up(dev);
 
-	if (rx_work_done < rx_budget && tx_work_done < tx_budget) {
+	if (work_done < budget) {
 		napi_complete(napi);
 
 		/* Guarantee no interference with a running reset that otherwise
@@ -1271,7 +1263,7 @@ static int grcan_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 	}
 
-	return rx_work_done + tx_work_done;
+	return work_done;
 }
 
 /* Work tx bug by waiting while for the risky situation to clear. If that fails,