diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index 114692c4f7978..796886b112c77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -3488,7 +3488,8 @@ static int hns3_desc_unused(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring)
 	return ((ntc >= ntu) ? 0 : ring->desc_num) + ntc - ntu;
 }
 
-static void hns3_nic_alloc_rx_buffers(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring,
+/* Return true if there is any allocation failure */
+static bool hns3_nic_alloc_rx_buffers(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring,
 				      int cleand_count)
 {
 	struct hns3_desc_cb *desc_cb;
@@ -3513,7 +3514,10 @@ static void hns3_nic_alloc_rx_buffers(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring,
 				hns3_rl_err(ring_to_netdev(ring),
 					    "alloc rx buffer failed: %d\n",
 					    ret);
-				break;
+
+				writel(i, ring->tqp->io_base +
+				       HNS3_RING_RX_RING_HEAD_REG);
+				return true;
 			}
 			hns3_replace_buffer(ring, ring->next_to_use, &res_cbs);
 
@@ -3526,6 +3530,7 @@ static void hns3_nic_alloc_rx_buffers(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring,
 	}
 
 	writel(i, ring->tqp->io_base + HNS3_RING_RX_RING_HEAD_REG);
+	return false;
 }
 
 static bool hns3_can_reuse_page(struct hns3_desc_cb *cb)
@@ -4159,6 +4164,7 @@ int hns3_clean_rx_ring(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring, int budget,
 {
 #define RCB_NOF_ALLOC_RX_BUFF_ONCE 16
 	int unused_count = hns3_desc_unused(ring);
+	bool failure = false;
 	int recv_pkts = 0;
 	int err;
 
@@ -4167,9 +4173,9 @@ int hns3_clean_rx_ring(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring, int budget,
 	while (recv_pkts < budget) {
 		/* Reuse or realloc buffers */
 		if (unused_count >= RCB_NOF_ALLOC_RX_BUFF_ONCE) {
-			hns3_nic_alloc_rx_buffers(ring, unused_count);
-			unused_count = hns3_desc_unused(ring) -
-					ring->pending_buf;
+			failure = failure ||
+				hns3_nic_alloc_rx_buffers(ring, unused_count);
+			unused_count = 0;
 		}
 
 		/* Poll one pkt */
@@ -4188,11 +4194,7 @@ int hns3_clean_rx_ring(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring, int budget,
 	}
 
 out:
-	/* Make all data has been write before submit */
-	if (unused_count > 0)
-		hns3_nic_alloc_rx_buffers(ring, unused_count);
-
-	return recv_pkts;
+	return failure ? budget : recv_pkts;
 }
 
 static void hns3_update_rx_int_coalesce(struct hns3_enet_tqp_vector *tqp_vector)