diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 3643015a55cf..bc655ffc9e02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ rollback:
 
 void efx_schedule_slow_fill(struct efx_rx_queue *rx_queue)
 {
-	mod_timer(&rx_queue->slow_fill, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100));
+	mod_timer(&rx_queue->slow_fill, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(10));
 }
 
 static bool efx_default_channel_want_txqs(struct efx_channel *channel)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c
index 396ff01298cd..8702ab44d80b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ void efx_fast_push_rx_descriptors(struct efx_rx_queue *rx_queue, bool atomic)
 		rc = efx_init_rx_buffers(rx_queue, atomic);
 		if (unlikely(rc)) {
 			/* Ensure that we don't leave the rx queue empty */
-			if (rx_queue->added_count == rx_queue->removed_count)
-				efx_schedule_slow_fill(rx_queue);
+			efx_schedule_slow_fill(rx_queue);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	} while ((space -= batch_size) >= batch_size);