diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index cfd09cea7214..73d43c53015a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@ static bool e1000_clean_tx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 				i = 0;
 		}
 
+		if (i == tx_ring->next_to_use)
+			break;
 		eop = tx_ring->buffer_info[i].next_to_watch;
 		eop_desc = E1000_TX_DESC(*tx_ring, eop);
 	}