diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
index dbd69310f263ea5e4815a020bd1ec8a6113a85e5..538b42d5c1874870f865b7b217a328fb04e2b252 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ static bool fm10k_clean_tx_irq(struct fm10k_q_vector *q_vector,
 			break;
 
 		/* prevent any other reads prior to eop_desc */
-		read_barrier_depends();
+		smp_rmb();
 
 		/* if DD is not set pending work has not been completed */
 		if (!(eop_desc->flags & FM10K_TXD_FLAG_DONE))