diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 760b3ef64f17..9a9374131f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ bool mlx5e_poll_rx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int budget)
 		wqe_counter    = be16_to_cpu(wqe_counter_be);
 		wqe            = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(&rq->wq, wqe_counter);
 		skb            = rq->skb[wqe_counter];
+		prefetch(skb->data);
 		rq->skb[wqe_counter] = NULL;
 
 		dma_unmap_single(rq->pdev,