diff --git a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
index 0e54952eea2c..4fb57d84d98f 100644
--- a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
+++ b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
@@ -1512,8 +1512,12 @@ static void fpm_process_queue(struct event *t)
 
 	/* Re-schedule if we ran out of buffer space */
 	if (no_bufs) {
-		event_add_event(fnc->fthread->master, fpm_process_queue, fnc, 0,
-				&fnc->t_dequeue);
+		if (processed_contexts)
+			event_add_event(fnc->fthread->master, fpm_process_queue, fnc, 0,
+					&fnc->t_dequeue);
+		else
+			event_add_timer_msec(fnc->fthread->master, fpm_process_queue, fnc, 10,
+					     &fnc->t_dequeue);
 		event_add_timer(fnc->fthread->master, fpm_process_wedged, fnc,
 				DPLANE_FPM_NL_WEDGIE_TIME, &fnc->t_wedged);
 	} else