diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
index 7526af27a59d..4bbdc53eaf3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
@@ -1899,6 +1899,14 @@ static struct sk_buff *lan743x_rx_allocate_skb(struct lan743x_rx *rx)
 				  length, GFP_ATOMIC | GFP_DMA);
 }
 
+static void lan743x_rx_update_tail(struct lan743x_rx *rx, int index)
+{
+	/* update the tail once per 8 descriptors */
+	if ((index & 7) == 7)
+		lan743x_csr_write(rx->adapter, RX_TAIL(rx->channel_number),
+				  index);
+}
+
 static int lan743x_rx_init_ring_element(struct lan743x_rx *rx, int index,
 					struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -1929,6 +1937,7 @@ static int lan743x_rx_init_ring_element(struct lan743x_rx *rx, int index,
 	descriptor->data0 = (RX_DESC_DATA0_OWN_ |
 			    (length & RX_DESC_DATA0_BUF_LENGTH_MASK_));
 	skb_reserve(buffer_info->skb, RX_HEAD_PADDING);
+	lan743x_rx_update_tail(rx, index);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1947,6 +1956,7 @@ static void lan743x_rx_reuse_ring_element(struct lan743x_rx *rx, int index)
 	descriptor->data0 = (RX_DESC_DATA0_OWN_ |
 			    ((buffer_info->buffer_length) &
 			    RX_DESC_DATA0_BUF_LENGTH_MASK_));
+	lan743x_rx_update_tail(rx, index);
 }
 
 static void lan743x_rx_release_ring_element(struct lan743x_rx *rx, int index)
@@ -2158,6 +2168,7 @@ static int lan743x_rx_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int weight)
 {
 	struct lan743x_rx *rx = container_of(napi, struct lan743x_rx, napi);
 	struct lan743x_adapter *adapter = rx->adapter;
+	int result = RX_PROCESS_RESULT_NOTHING_TO_DO;
 	u32 rx_tail_flags = 0;
 	int count;
 
@@ -2166,27 +2177,19 @@ static int lan743x_rx_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int weight)
 		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, DMAC_INT_STS,
 				  DMAC_INT_BIT_RXFRM_(rx->channel_number));
 	}
-	count = 0;
-	while (count < weight) {
-		int rx_process_result = lan743x_rx_process_packet(rx);
-
-		if (rx_process_result == RX_PROCESS_RESULT_PACKET_RECEIVED) {
-			count++;
-		} else if (rx_process_result ==
-			RX_PROCESS_RESULT_NOTHING_TO_DO) {
+	for (count = 0; count < weight; count++) {
+		result = lan743x_rx_process_packet(rx);
+		if (result == RX_PROCESS_RESULT_NOTHING_TO_DO)
 			break;
-		} else if (rx_process_result ==
-			RX_PROCESS_RESULT_PACKET_DROPPED) {
-			continue;
-		}
 	}
 	rx->frame_count += count;
-	if (count == weight)
-		goto done;
+	if (count == weight || result == RX_PROCESS_RESULT_PACKET_RECEIVED)
+		return weight;
 
 	if (!napi_complete_done(napi, count))
-		goto done;
+		return count;
 
+	/* re-arm interrupts, must write to rx tail on some chip variants */
 	if (rx->vector_flags & LAN743X_VECTOR_FLAG_VECTOR_ENABLE_AUTO_SET)
 		rx_tail_flags |= RX_TAIL_SET_TOP_INT_VEC_EN_;
 	if (rx->vector_flags & LAN743X_VECTOR_FLAG_SOURCE_ENABLE_AUTO_SET) {
@@ -2196,10 +2199,10 @@ static int lan743x_rx_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int weight)
 				  INT_BIT_DMA_RX_(rx->channel_number));
 	}
 
-	/* update RX_TAIL */
-	lan743x_csr_write(adapter, RX_TAIL(rx->channel_number),
-			  rx_tail_flags | rx->last_tail);
-done:
+	if (rx_tail_flags)
+		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, RX_TAIL(rx->channel_number),
+				  rx_tail_flags | rx->last_tail);
+
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -2344,7 +2347,7 @@ static int lan743x_rx_open(struct lan743x_rx *rx)
 
 	netif_napi_add(adapter->netdev,
 		       &rx->napi, lan743x_rx_napi_poll,
-		       rx->ring_size - 1);
+		       NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT);
 
 	lan743x_csr_write(adapter, DMAC_CMD,
 			  DMAC_CMD_RX_SWR_(rx->channel_number));