diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 3b889fed98826b8a6951d4da15b26c48f3a1bba9..6d28626fa117d52ae98ea35e2ade9188fc9fccfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ 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);