diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_rx.c
index 4746a6b258f0..2d9d95071786 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_rx.c
@@ -336,6 +336,51 @@ static int octep_oq_check_hw_for_pkts(struct octep_device *oct,
 	return new_pkts;
 }
 
+/**
+ * octep_oq_next_pkt() - Move to the next packet in Rx queue.
+ *
+ * @oq: Octeon Rx queue data structure.
+ * @buff_info: Current packet buffer info.
+ * @read_idx: Current packet index in the ring.
+ * @desc_used: Current packet descriptor number.
+ *
+ * Free the resources associated with a packet.
+ * Increment packet index in the ring and packet descriptor number.
+ */
+static void octep_oq_next_pkt(struct octep_oq *oq,
+			      struct octep_rx_buffer *buff_info,
+			      u32 *read_idx, u32 *desc_used)
+{
+	dma_unmap_page(oq->dev, oq->desc_ring[*read_idx].buffer_ptr,
+		       PAGE_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	buff_info->page = NULL;
+	(*read_idx)++;
+	(*desc_used)++;
+	if (*read_idx == oq->max_count)
+		*read_idx = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * octep_oq_drop_rx() - Free the resources associated with a packet.
+ *
+ * @oq: Octeon Rx queue data structure.
+ * @buff_info: Current packet buffer info.
+ * @read_idx: Current packet index in the ring.
+ * @desc_used: Current packet descriptor number.
+ *
+ */
+static void octep_oq_drop_rx(struct octep_oq *oq,
+			     struct octep_rx_buffer *buff_info,
+			     u32 *read_idx, u32 *desc_used)
+{
+	int data_len = buff_info->len - oq->max_single_buffer_size;
+
+	do {
+		octep_oq_next_pkt(oq, buff_info, read_idx, desc_used);
+		data_len -= oq->buffer_size;
+	} while (data_len > 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * __octep_oq_process_rx() - Process hardware Rx queue and push to stack.
  *
@@ -367,10 +412,7 @@ static int __octep_oq_process_rx(struct octep_device *oct,
 	desc_used = 0;
 	for (pkt = 0; pkt < pkts_to_process; pkt++) {
 		buff_info = (struct octep_rx_buffer *)&oq->buff_info[read_idx];
-		dma_unmap_page(oq->dev, oq->desc_ring[read_idx].buffer_ptr,
-			       PAGE_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 		resp_hw = page_address(buff_info->page);
-		buff_info->page = NULL;
 
 		/* Swap the length field that is in Big-Endian to CPU */
 		buff_info->len = be64_to_cpu(resp_hw->length);
@@ -394,36 +436,33 @@ static int __octep_oq_process_rx(struct octep_device *oct,
 			data_offset = OCTEP_OQ_RESP_HW_SIZE;
 			rx_ol_flags = 0;
 		}
+
+		skb = build_skb((void *)resp_hw, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (!skb) {
+			octep_oq_drop_rx(oq, buff_info,
+					 &read_idx, &desc_used);
+			oq->stats.alloc_failures++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		skb_reserve(skb, data_offset);
+
+		octep_oq_next_pkt(oq, buff_info, &read_idx, &desc_used);
+
 		rx_bytes += buff_info->len;
 
 		if (buff_info->len <= oq->max_single_buffer_size) {
-			skb = build_skb((void *)resp_hw, PAGE_SIZE);
-			skb_reserve(skb, data_offset);
 			skb_put(skb, buff_info->len);
-			read_idx++;
-			desc_used++;
-			if (read_idx == oq->max_count)
-				read_idx = 0;
 		} else {
 			struct skb_shared_info *shinfo;
 			u16 data_len;
 
-			skb = build_skb((void *)resp_hw, PAGE_SIZE);
-			skb_reserve(skb, data_offset);
 			/* Head fragment includes response header(s);
 			 * subsequent fragments contains only data.
 			 */
 			skb_put(skb, oq->max_single_buffer_size);
-			read_idx++;
-			desc_used++;
-			if (read_idx == oq->max_count)
-				read_idx = 0;
-
 			shinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
 			data_len = buff_info->len - oq->max_single_buffer_size;
 			while (data_len) {
-				dma_unmap_page(oq->dev, oq->desc_ring[read_idx].buffer_ptr,
-					       PAGE_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 				buff_info = (struct octep_rx_buffer *)
 					    &oq->buff_info[read_idx];
 				if (data_len < oq->buffer_size) {
@@ -438,11 +477,8 @@ static int __octep_oq_process_rx(struct octep_device *oct,
 						buff_info->page, 0,
 						buff_info->len,
 						buff_info->len);
-				buff_info->page = NULL;
-				read_idx++;
-				desc_used++;
-				if (read_idx == oq->max_count)
-					read_idx = 0;
+
+				octep_oq_next_pkt(oq, buff_info, &read_idx, &desc_used);
 			}
 		}
 
