diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 7d39c1773eb4..2fb25b534df5 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
 
 config NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
 	bool
-	default y if !PREEMPT_RT
+	default y if !PREEMPT_RT || (PREEMPT_RT && !NETCONSOLE)
 
 config BQL
 	bool
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index b3c13e041935..3393c2f3dbe8 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6197,7 +6197,8 @@ restart:
 	if (!napi)
 		goto out;
 
-	preempt_disable();
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_disable();
 	for (;;) {
 		int work = 0;
 
@@ -6239,7 +6240,8 @@ count:
 		if (unlikely(need_resched())) {
 			if (napi_poll)
 				busy_poll_stop(napi, have_poll_lock, prefer_busy_poll, budget);
-			preempt_enable();
+			if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+				preempt_enable();
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			cond_resched();
 			if (loop_end(loop_end_arg, start_time))
@@ -6250,7 +6252,8 @@ count:
 	}
 	if (napi_poll)
 		busy_poll_stop(napi, have_poll_lock, prefer_busy_poll, budget);
-	preempt_enable();
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_enable();
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }