diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index da488cbb05428c..f2b76ee866a4a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ vmxnet3_rq_rx_complete(struct vmxnet3_rx_queue *rq,
 				goto rcd_done;
 			}
 
-			if (rxDataRingUsed) {
+			if (rxDataRingUsed && adapter->rxdataring_enabled) {
 				size_t sz;
 
 				BUG_ON(rcd->len > rq->data_ring.desc_size);