diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
index fc32c5019b0f..12ca84113587 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static bool i40e_xmit_zc(struct i40e_ring *xdp_ring, unsigned int budget)
 
 	nb_pkts = xsk_tx_peek_release_desc_batch(xdp_ring->xsk_pool, descs, budget);
 	if (!nb_pkts)
-		return false;
+		return true;
 
 	if (xdp_ring->next_to_use + nb_pkts >= xdp_ring->count) {
 		nb_processed = xdp_ring->count - xdp_ring->next_to_use;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static bool i40e_xmit_zc(struct i40e_ring *xdp_ring, unsigned int budget)
 
 	i40e_update_tx_stats(xdp_ring, nb_pkts, total_bytes);
 
-	return true;
+	return nb_pkts < budget;
 }
 
 /**