diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c
index 826f691de259..026698a78f77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c
@@ -107,12 +107,13 @@ int cn10k_sq_aq_init(void *dev, u16 qidx, u16 sqb_aura)
 }
 
 #define NPA_MAX_BURST 16
-void cn10k_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq)
+int cn10k_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq)
 {
 	struct otx2_nic *pfvf = dev;
 	u64 ptrs[NPA_MAX_BURST];
 	int num_ptrs = 1;
 	dma_addr_t bufptr;
+	int cnt = cq->pool_ptrs;
 
 	/* Refill pool with new buffers */
 	while (cq->pool_ptrs) {
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ void cn10k_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq)
 			num_ptrs = 1;
 		}
 	}
+
+	return cnt - cq->pool_ptrs;
 }
 
 void cn10k_sqe_flush(void *dev, struct otx2_snd_queue *sq, int size, int qidx)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.h
index 8ae96815865e..c1861f7de254 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static inline int mtu_to_dwrr_weight(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int mtu)
 	return weight;
 }
 
-void cn10k_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
+int cn10k_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
 void cn10k_sqe_flush(void *dev, struct otx2_snd_queue *sq, int size, int qidx);
 int cn10k_sq_aq_init(void *dev, u16 qidx, u16 sqb_aura);
 int cn10k_lmtst_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
index 8511906cb4e2..d44f88ece544 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
@@ -575,17 +575,6 @@ int otx2_alloc_buffer(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq,
 		      dma_addr_t *dma)
 {
 	if (unlikely(__otx2_alloc_rbuf(pfvf, cq->rbpool, dma))) {
-		struct refill_work *work;
-		struct delayed_work *dwork;
-
-		work = &pfvf->refill_wrk[cq->cq_idx];
-		dwork = &work->pool_refill_work;
-		/* Schedule a task if no other task is running */
-		if (!cq->refill_task_sched) {
-			cq->refill_task_sched = true;
-			schedule_delayed_work(dwork,
-					      msecs_to_jiffies(100));
-		}
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1037,7 +1026,6 @@ static int otx2_cq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 qidx)
 	pool_id = ((cq->cq_type == CQ_RX) &&
 		   (pfvf->hw.rqpool_cnt != pfvf->hw.rx_queues)) ? 0 : qidx;
 	cq->rbpool = &qset->pool[pool_id];
-	cq->refill_task_sched = false;
 
 	/* Get memory to put this msg */
 	aq = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_nix_aq_enq(&pfvf->mbox);
@@ -1079,43 +1067,6 @@ static int otx2_cq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 qidx)
 	return otx2_sync_mbox_msg(&pfvf->mbox);
 }
 
-static void otx2_pool_refill_task(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct otx2_cq_queue *cq;
-	struct otx2_pool *rbpool;
-	struct refill_work *wrk;
-	int qidx, free_ptrs = 0;
-	struct otx2_nic *pfvf;
-	dma_addr_t bufptr;
-
-	wrk = container_of(work, struct refill_work, pool_refill_work.work);
-	pfvf = wrk->pf;
-	qidx = wrk - pfvf->refill_wrk;
-	cq = &pfvf->qset.cq[qidx];
-	rbpool = cq->rbpool;
-	free_ptrs = cq->pool_ptrs;
-
-	while (cq->pool_ptrs) {
-		if (otx2_alloc_rbuf(pfvf, rbpool, &bufptr)) {
-			/* Schedule a WQ if we fails to free atleast half of the
-			 * pointers else enable napi for this RQ.
-			 */
-			if (!((free_ptrs - cq->pool_ptrs) > free_ptrs / 2)) {
-				struct delayed_work *dwork;
-
-				dwork = &wrk->pool_refill_work;
-				schedule_delayed_work(dwork,
-						      msecs_to_jiffies(100));
-			} else {
-				cq->refill_task_sched = false;
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		pfvf->hw_ops->aura_freeptr(pfvf, qidx, bufptr + OTX2_HEAD_ROOM);
-		cq->pool_ptrs--;
-	}
-	cq->refill_task_sched = false;
-}
 
 int otx2_config_nix_queues(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
 {
@@ -1149,17 +1100,7 @@ int otx2_config_nix_queues(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
 	pfvf->cq_op_addr = (__force u64 *)otx2_get_regaddr(pfvf,
 							   NIX_LF_CQ_OP_STATUS);
 
-	/* Initialize work queue for receive buffer refill */
-	pfvf->refill_wrk = devm_kcalloc(pfvf->dev, pfvf->qset.cq_cnt,
-					sizeof(struct refill_work), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pfvf->refill_wrk)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	for (qidx = 0; qidx < pfvf->qset.cq_cnt; qidx++) {
-		pfvf->refill_wrk[qidx].pf = pfvf;
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&pfvf->refill_wrk[qidx].pool_refill_work,
-				  otx2_pool_refill_task);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
index 4c6032ee7800..01e2d35ce1e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ struct dev_hw_ops {
 	int	(*sq_aq_init)(void *dev, u16 qidx, u16 sqb_aura);
 	void	(*sqe_flush)(void *dev, struct otx2_snd_queue *sq,
 			     int size, int qidx);
-	void	(*refill_pool_ptrs)(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
+	int	(*refill_pool_ptrs)(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
 	void	(*aura_freeptr)(void *dev, int aura, u64 buf);
 };
 
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ struct otx2_nic {
 	struct work_struct	reset_task;
 	struct workqueue_struct	*flr_wq;
 	struct flr_work		*flr_wrk;
-	struct refill_work	*refill_wrk;
 	struct workqueue_struct	*otx2_wq;
 	struct work_struct	rx_mode_work;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
index 70b9065f7d10..c5a6d0e4e157 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ int otx2_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct otx2_cq_poll *cq_poll = NULL;
 	struct otx2_qset *qset = &pf->qset;
 	struct otx2_rss_info *rss;
-	int qidx, vec, wrk;
+	int qidx, vec;
 
 	/* If the DOWN flag is set resources are already freed */
 	if (pf->flags & OTX2_FLAG_INTF_DOWN)
@@ -1950,9 +1950,6 @@ int otx2_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 	for (qidx = 0; qidx < netdev->num_tx_queues; qidx++)
 		netdev_tx_reset_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, qidx));
 
-	for (wrk = 0; wrk < pf->qset.cq_cnt; wrk++)
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pf->refill_wrk[wrk].pool_refill_work);
-	devm_kfree(pf->dev, pf->refill_wrk);
 
 	kfree(qset->sq);
 	kfree(qset->cq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.c
index e369baf11530..cf2e631af58b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.c
@@ -424,10 +424,11 @@ static int otx2_rx_napi_handler(struct otx2_nic *pfvf,
 	return processed_cqe;
 }
 
-void otx2_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq)
+int otx2_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq)
 {
 	struct otx2_nic *pfvf = dev;
 	dma_addr_t bufptr;
+	int cnt = cq->pool_ptrs;
 
 	while (cq->pool_ptrs) {
 		if (otx2_alloc_buffer(pfvf, cq, &bufptr))
@@ -435,6 +436,8 @@ void otx2_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq)
 		otx2_aura_freeptr(pfvf, cq->cq_idx, bufptr + OTX2_HEAD_ROOM);
 		cq->pool_ptrs--;
 	}
+
+	return cnt - cq->pool_ptrs;
 }
 
 static int otx2_tx_napi_handler(struct otx2_nic *pfvf,
@@ -521,6 +524,7 @@ int otx2_napi_handler(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	struct otx2_cq_queue *cq;
 	struct otx2_qset *qset;
 	struct otx2_nic *pfvf;
+	int filled_cnt = -1;
 
 	cq_poll = container_of(napi, struct otx2_cq_poll, napi);
 	pfvf = (struct otx2_nic *)cq_poll->dev;
@@ -541,7 +545,8 @@ int otx2_napi_handler(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	}
 
 	if (rx_cq && rx_cq->pool_ptrs)
-		pfvf->hw_ops->refill_pool_ptrs(pfvf, rx_cq);
+		filled_cnt = pfvf->hw_ops->refill_pool_ptrs(pfvf, rx_cq);
+
 	/* Clear the IRQ */
 	otx2_write64(pfvf, NIX_LF_CINTX_INT(cq_poll->cint_idx), BIT_ULL(0));
 
@@ -561,10 +566,18 @@ int otx2_napi_handler(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 				otx2_config_irq_coalescing(pfvf, i);
 		}
 
-		/* Re-enable interrupts */
-		otx2_write64(pfvf, NIX_LF_CINTX_ENA_W1S(cq_poll->cint_idx),
-			     BIT_ULL(0));
+		/* Schedule NAPI again to refill rx buffers */
+		if (unlikely(!filled_cnt)) {
+			udelay(1000);
+			napi_schedule(napi);
+		} else {
+			/* Re-enable interrupts */
+			otx2_write64(pfvf,
+				     NIX_LF_CINTX_ENA_W1S(cq_poll->cint_idx),
+				     BIT_ULL(0));
+		}
 	}
+
 	return workdone;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.h
index 9e3bfbe5c480..bb718c7ad8f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_txrx.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ struct otx2_cq_queue {
 	u8			cq_idx;
 	u8			cq_type;
 	u8			cint_idx; /* CQ interrupt id */
-	u8			refill_task_sched;
 	u16			cqe_size;
 	u16			pool_ptrs;
 	u32			cqe_cnt;
@@ -170,6 +169,6 @@ void cn10k_sqe_flush(void *dev, struct otx2_snd_queue *sq,
 		     int size, int qidx);
 void otx2_sqe_flush(void *dev, struct otx2_snd_queue *sq,
 		    int size, int qidx);
-void otx2_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
-void cn10k_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
+int otx2_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
+int cn10k_refill_pool_ptrs(void *dev, struct otx2_cq_queue *cq);
 #endif /* OTX2_TXRX_H */
