diff --git a/drivers/net/e100.c b/drivers/net/e100.c
index 68316f15a7cb..b87402bc8308 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e100.c
@@ -1991,13 +1991,12 @@ static int e100_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	struct nic *nic = container_of(napi, struct nic, napi);
 	struct net_device *netdev = nic->netdev;
 	unsigned int work_done = 0;
-	int tx_cleaned;
 
 	e100_rx_clean(nic, &work_done, budget);
-	tx_cleaned = e100_tx_clean(nic);
+	e100_tx_clean(nic);
 
-	/* If no Rx and Tx cleanup work was done, exit polling mode. */
-	if((!tx_cleaned && (work_done == 0))) {
+	/* If budget not fully consumed, exit the polling mode */
+	if (work_done < budget) {
 		netif_rx_complete(netdev, napi);
 		e100_enable_irq(nic);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 9de71443ef89..13d57b0a88fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3919,7 +3919,7 @@ e1000_clean(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 {
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = container_of(napi, struct e1000_adapter, napi);
 	struct net_device *poll_dev = adapter->netdev;
-	int tx_cleaned = 0, work_done = 0;
+	int work_done = 0;
 
 	/* Must NOT use netdev_priv macro here. */
 	adapter = poll_dev->priv;
@@ -3929,16 +3929,16 @@ e1000_clean(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	 * simultaneously.  A failure obtaining the lock means
 	 * tx_ring[0] is currently being cleaned anyway. */
 	if (spin_trylock(&adapter->tx_queue_lock)) {
-		tx_cleaned = e1000_clean_tx_irq(adapter,
-		                                &adapter->tx_ring[0]);
+		e1000_clean_tx_irq(adapter,
+				   &adapter->tx_ring[0]);
 		spin_unlock(&adapter->tx_queue_lock);
 	}
 
 	adapter->clean_rx(adapter, &adapter->rx_ring[0],
 	                  &work_done, budget);
 
-	/* If no Tx and not enough Rx work done, exit the polling mode */
-	if ((!tx_cleaned && (work_done == 0))) {
+	/* If budget not fully consumed, exit the polling mode */
+	if (work_done < budget) {
 		if (likely(adapter->itr_setting & 3))
 			e1000_set_itr(adapter);
 		netif_rx_complete(poll_dev, napi);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index dd9698cfbb9d..4a6fc7453776 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static int e1000_clean(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 {
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = container_of(napi, struct e1000_adapter, napi);
 	struct net_device *poll_dev = adapter->netdev;
-	int tx_cleaned = 0, work_done = 0;
+	int work_done = 0;
 
 	/* Must NOT use netdev_priv macro here. */
 	adapter = poll_dev->priv;
@@ -1394,14 +1394,14 @@ static int e1000_clean(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	 * simultaneously.  A failure obtaining the lock means
 	 * tx_ring is currently being cleaned anyway. */
 	if (spin_trylock(&adapter->tx_queue_lock)) {
-		tx_cleaned = e1000_clean_tx_irq(adapter);
+		e1000_clean_tx_irq(adapter);
 		spin_unlock(&adapter->tx_queue_lock);
 	}
 
 	adapter->clean_rx(adapter, &work_done, budget);
 
-	/* If no Tx and not enough Rx work done, exit the polling mode */
-	if ((!tx_cleaned && (work_done < budget))) {
+	/* If budget not fully consumed, exit the polling mode */
+	if (work_done < budget) {
 		if (adapter->itr_setting & 3)
 			e1000_set_itr(adapter);
 		netif_rx_complete(poll_dev, napi);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index a8bef52870fd..d2fb88d5cda2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1787,14 +1787,13 @@ ixgb_clean(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 {
 	struct ixgb_adapter *adapter = container_of(napi, struct ixgb_adapter, napi);
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
-	int tx_cleaned;
 	int work_done = 0;
 
-	tx_cleaned = ixgb_clean_tx_irq(adapter);
+	ixgb_clean_tx_irq(adapter);
 	ixgb_clean_rx_irq(adapter, &work_done, budget);
 
-	/* if no Tx and not enough Rx work done, exit the polling mode */
-	if((!tx_cleaned && (work_done == 0))) {
+	/* If budget not fully consumed, exit the polling mode */
+	if (work_done < budget) {
 		netif_rx_complete(netdev, napi);
 		ixgb_irq_enable(adapter);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 7c319303f0f8..a56491617661 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1468,15 +1468,15 @@ static int ixgbe_clean(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = container_of(napi,
 					struct ixgbe_adapter, napi);
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
-	int tx_cleaned = 0, work_done = 0;
+	int work_done = 0;
 
 	/* In non-MSIX case, there is no multi-Tx/Rx queue */
-	tx_cleaned = ixgbe_clean_tx_irq(adapter, adapter->tx_ring);
+	ixgbe_clean_tx_irq(adapter, adapter->tx_ring);
 	ixgbe_clean_rx_irq(adapter, &adapter->rx_ring[0], &work_done,
 			   budget);
 
-	/* If no Tx and not enough Rx work done, exit the polling mode */
-	if ((!tx_cleaned && (work_done < budget))) {
+	/* If budget not fully consumed, exit the polling mode */
+	if (work_done < budget) {
 		netif_rx_complete(netdev, napi);
 		ixgbe_irq_enable(adapter);
 	}