diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
index 567fd67e900e..e402c62eb313 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@ bool i40e_alloc_rx_buffers_zc(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, u16 count)
 	} while (count);
 
 no_buffers:
-	if (rx_ring->next_to_use != ntu)
+	if (rx_ring->next_to_use != ntu) {
+		/* clear the status bits for the next_to_use descriptor */
+		rx_desc->wb.qword1.status_error_len = 0;
 		i40e_release_rx_desc(rx_ring, ntu);
+	}
 
 	return ok;
 }