diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index f28838c8cdb3..2afb2bd25977 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -5293,6 +5293,7 @@ static int stmmac_rx(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit, u32 queue)
 
 	dma_dir = page_pool_get_dma_dir(rx_q->page_pool);
 	buf_sz = DIV_ROUND_UP(priv->dma_conf.dma_buf_sz, PAGE_SIZE) * PAGE_SIZE;
+	limit = min(priv->dma_conf.dma_rx_size - 1, (unsigned int)limit);
 
 	if (netif_msg_rx_status(priv)) {
 		void *rx_head;