diff --git a/drivers/net/plip.c b/drivers/net/plip.c
index 5071fcd8a0bd..baf2cbfc8863 100644
--- a/drivers/net/plip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/plip.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ plip_receive_packet(struct net_device *dev, struct net_local *nl,
 	case PLIP_PK_DONE:
 		/* Inform the upper layer for the arrival of a packet. */
 		rcv->skb->protocol=plip_type_trans(rcv->skb, dev);
-		netif_rx(rcv->skb);
+		netif_rx_ni(rcv->skb);
 		dev->last_rx = jiffies;
 		dev->stats.rx_bytes += rcv->length.h;
 		dev->stats.rx_packets++;