diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index a4f3832d0a66..f9eea6e84c87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -2387,18 +2387,24 @@ bnx2_reuse_rx_skb(struct bnx2 *bp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	prod_bd->rx_bd_haddr_lo = cons_bd->rx_bd_haddr_lo;
 }
 
+static inline u16
+bnx2_get_hw_rx_cons(struct bnx2 *bp)
+{
+	u16 cons = bp->status_blk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0;
+
+	if (unlikely((cons & MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) == MAX_RX_DESC_CNT))
+		cons++;
+	return cons;
+}
+
 static int
 bnx2_rx_int(struct bnx2 *bp, int budget)
 {
-	struct status_block *sblk = bp->status_blk;
 	u16 hw_cons, sw_cons, sw_ring_cons, sw_prod, sw_ring_prod;
 	struct l2_fhdr *rx_hdr;
 	int rx_pkt = 0;
 
-	hw_cons = bp->hw_rx_cons = sblk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0;
-	if ((hw_cons & MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) == MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) {
-		hw_cons++;
-	}
+	hw_cons = bnx2_get_hw_rx_cons(bp);
 	sw_cons = bp->rx_cons;
 	sw_prod = bp->rx_prod;
 
@@ -2515,10 +2521,7 @@ next_rx:
 
 		/* Refresh hw_cons to see if there is new work */
 		if (sw_cons == hw_cons) {
-			hw_cons = bp->hw_rx_cons =
-				sblk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0;
-			if ((hw_cons & MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) == MAX_RX_DESC_CNT)
-				hw_cons++;
+			hw_cons = bnx2_get_hw_rx_cons(bp);
 			rmb();
 		}
 	}
@@ -2622,7 +2625,7 @@ bnx2_has_work(struct bnx2 *bp)
 {
 	struct status_block *sblk = bp->status_blk;
 
-	if ((sblk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_rx_cons) ||
+	if ((bnx2_get_hw_rx_cons(bp) != bp->rx_cons) ||
 	    (sblk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_tx_cons))
 		return 1;
 
@@ -2655,7 +2658,7 @@ static int bnx2_poll_work(struct bnx2 *bp, int work_done, int budget)
 	if (sblk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_tx_cons)
 		bnx2_tx_int(bp);
 
-	if (sblk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_rx_cons)
+	if (bnx2_get_hw_rx_cons(bp) != bp->rx_cons)
 		work_done += bnx2_rx_int(bp, budget - work_done);
 
 	return work_done;
@@ -4177,7 +4180,6 @@ bnx2_init_rx_ring(struct bnx2 *bp)
 
 	ring_prod = prod = bp->rx_prod = 0;
 	bp->rx_cons = 0;
-	bp->hw_rx_cons = 0;
 	bp->rx_prod_bseq = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->rx_max_ring; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.h b/drivers/net/bnx2.h
index 1dce0d1a2581..30ba366608b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.h
@@ -6513,7 +6513,6 @@ struct bnx2 {
 	u32			rx_prod_bseq;
 	u16			rx_prod;
 	u16			rx_cons;
-	u16			hw_rx_cons;
 
 	u32			rx_csum;