diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 72eb29ed0359..f33ff205a0ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,10 @@ static int bnxt_poll_work(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi, int budget)
 		if (!TX_CMP_VALID(txcmp, raw_cons))
 			break;
 
+		/* The valid test of the entry must be done first before
+		 * reading any further.
+		 */
+		rmb();
 		if (TX_CMP_TYPE(txcmp) == CMP_TYPE_TX_L2_CMP) {
 			tx_pkts++;
 			/* return full budget so NAPI will complete. */