diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c
index cdc79d98..f590fce0 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c
@@ -4607,7 +4607,8 @@ static void rtl_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct rtl8169_private *tp,
 		if (skb) {
 			pkts_compl++;
 			bytes_compl += skb->len;
-			napi_consume_skb(skb, budget);
+			if (!get_ecdev(tp))
+				napi_consume_skb(skb, budget);
 		}
 		dirty_tx++;
 	}
diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c
index 94224ae9..ebd7d6a4 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c
@@ -4400,7 +4400,8 @@ static void rtl_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct rtl8169_private *tp,
 		if (skb) {
 			pkts_compl++;
 			bytes_compl += skb->len;
-			napi_consume_skb(skb, budget);
+			if (!get_ecdev(tp))
+				napi_consume_skb(skb, budget);
 		}
 		dirty_tx++;
 	}