diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index b8caee91661c..1d083664bfca 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ static int
 rpcrdma_sendcq_poll(struct ib_cq *cq, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep)
 {
 	struct ib_wc *wcs;
-	int count, rc;
+	int budget, count, rc;
 
+	budget = RPCRDMA_WC_BUDGET / RPCRDMA_POLLSIZE;
 	do {
 		wcs = ep->rep_send_wcs;
 
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ rpcrdma_sendcq_poll(struct ib_cq *cq, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep)
 		count = rc;
 		while (count-- > 0)
 			rpcrdma_sendcq_process_wc(wcs++);
-	} while (rc == RPCRDMA_POLLSIZE);
+	} while (rc == RPCRDMA_POLLSIZE && --budget);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -254,8 +255,9 @@ static int
 rpcrdma_recvcq_poll(struct ib_cq *cq, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep)
 {
 	struct ib_wc *wcs;
-	int count, rc;
+	int budget, count, rc;
 
+	budget = RPCRDMA_WC_BUDGET / RPCRDMA_POLLSIZE;
 	do {
 		wcs = ep->rep_recv_wcs;
 
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ rpcrdma_recvcq_poll(struct ib_cq *cq, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep)
 		count = rc;
 		while (count-- > 0)
 			rpcrdma_recvcq_process_wc(wcs++);
-	} while (rc == RPCRDMA_POLLSIZE);
+	} while (rc == RPCRDMA_POLLSIZE && --budget);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index cb4c882b97fe..0c3b88ea5edb 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct rpcrdma_ia {
  * RDMA Endpoint -- one per transport instance
  */
 
+#define RPCRDMA_WC_BUDGET	(128)
 #define RPCRDMA_POLLSIZE	(16)
 
 struct rpcrdma_ep {