diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 9d77b1d7dca8..e26f54952892 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ enum
 {
 	NAPI_STATE_SCHED,	/* Poll is scheduled */
 	NAPI_STATE_DISABLE,	/* Disable pending */
+	NAPI_STATE_NPSVC,	/* Netpoll - don't dequeue from poll_list */
 };
 
 extern void __napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *n);
@@ -1497,6 +1498,12 @@ static inline void netif_rx_complete(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	/*
+	 * don't let napi dequeue from the cpu poll list
+	 * just in case its running on a different cpu
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &napi->state)))
+		return;
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__netif_rx_complete(dev, napi);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 6c7af390be0a..dadac6281f20 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ static int poll_one_napi(struct netpoll_info *npinfo,
 
 	npinfo->rx_flags |= NETPOLL_RX_DROP;
 	atomic_inc(&trapped);
+	set_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &napi->state);
 
 	work = napi->poll(napi, budget);
 
+	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &napi->state);
 	atomic_dec(&trapped);
 	npinfo->rx_flags &= ~NETPOLL_RX_DROP;