diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 74f77ca03349..b98ddc62a55d 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3121,6 +3121,7 @@ static int process_backlog(struct napi_struct *napi, int quota)
 		if (!skb) {
 			__napi_complete(napi);
 			rps_unlock(queue);
+			local_irq_enable();
 			break;
 		}
 		rps_unlock(queue);