diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
index dfd22862e926ba..b61dd9f0154059 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ int ice_clean_rx_irq(struct ice_rx_ring *rx_ring, int budget)
 				ice_vc_fdir_irq_handler(ctrl_vsi, rx_desc);
 			if (++ntc == cnt)
 				ntc = 0;
+			rx_ring->first_desc = ntc;
 			continue;
 		}