diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
index d60da7a89092..ca1a428b278e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
@@ -391,12 +391,14 @@ static bool ixgbe_xmit_zc(struct ixgbe_ring *xdp_ring, unsigned int budget)
 	u32 cmd_type;
 
 	while (budget-- > 0) {
-		if (unlikely(!ixgbe_desc_unused(xdp_ring)) ||
-		    !netif_carrier_ok(xdp_ring->netdev)) {
+		if (unlikely(!ixgbe_desc_unused(xdp_ring))) {
 			work_done = false;
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (!netif_carrier_ok(xdp_ring->netdev))
+			break;
+
 		if (!xsk_tx_peek_desc(pool, &desc))
 			break;