diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 2350342b961f..13bd48a75db7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -1262,8 +1262,11 @@ static int netvsc_receive(struct net_device *ndev,
 		ret = rndis_filter_receive(ndev, net_device,
 					   nvchan, data, buflen);
 
-		if (unlikely(ret != NVSP_STAT_SUCCESS))
+		if (unlikely(ret != NVSP_STAT_SUCCESS)) {
+			/* Drop incomplete packet */
+			nvchan->rsc.cnt = 0;
 			status = NVSP_STAT_FAIL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	enq_receive_complete(ndev, net_device, q_idx,
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
index 598713c0d5a8..3aab2b867fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -509,8 +509,6 @@ static int rndis_filter_receive_data(struct net_device *ndev,
 	return ret;
 
 drop:
-	/* Drop incomplete packet */
-	nvchan->rsc.cnt = 0;
 	return NVSP_STAT_FAIL;
 }