diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 28184b984a44..2c350099b83c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -6549,17 +6549,15 @@ static int rtl8169_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = container_of(napi, struct rtl8169_private, napi);
 	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 	u16 enable_mask = RTL_EVENT_NAPI | tp->event_slow;
-	int work_done= 0;
+	int work_done;
 	u16 status;
 
 	status = rtl_get_events(tp);
 	rtl_ack_events(tp, status & ~tp->event_slow);
 
-	if (status & RTL_EVENT_NAPI_RX)
-		work_done = rtl_rx(dev, tp, (u32) budget);
+	work_done = rtl_rx(dev, tp, (u32) budget);
 
-	if (status & RTL_EVENT_NAPI_TX)
-		rtl_tx(dev, tp);
+	rtl_tx(dev, tp);
 
 	if (status & tp->event_slow) {
 		enable_mask &= ~tp->event_slow;