diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 60b57281227..70c27e0c7c3 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2823,9 +2823,11 @@ static void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
 		 * move the instance around on the list at-will.
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(work == weight)) {
-			if (unlikely(napi_disable_pending(n)))
-				__napi_complete(n);
-			else
+			if (unlikely(napi_disable_pending(n))) {
+				local_irq_enable();
+				napi_complete(n);
+				local_irq_disable();
+			} else
 				list_move_tail(&n->poll_list, list);
 		}