diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index dae30b7..2e70815 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -2268,13 +2268,13 @@ static int nv_rx_process(struct net_device *dev, int limit)
 {
 	struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 flags;
-	u32 rx_processed_cnt = 0;
+	int rx_work = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int len;
 
 	while((np->get_rx.orig != np->put_rx.orig) &&
 	      !((flags = le32_to_cpu(np->get_rx.orig->flaglen)) & NV_RX_AVAIL) &&
-		(rx_processed_cnt++ < limit)) {
+		(rx_work < limit)) {
 
 		dprintk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: nv_rx_process: flags 0x%x.\n",
 					dev->name, flags);
@@ -2396,9 +2396,11 @@ next_pkt:
 			np->get_rx.orig = np->first_rx.orig;
 		if (unlikely(np->get_rx_ctx++ == np->last_rx_ctx))
 			np->get_rx_ctx = np->first_rx_ctx;
+
+		rx_work++;
 	}
 
-	return rx_processed_cnt;
+	return rx_work;
 }
 
 static int nv_rx_process_optimized(struct net_device *dev, int limit)