diff --git a/drivers/net/jme.c b/drivers/net/jme.c
index 0ea0da32d7d8fd00cb0c39a54f6d11f3913f758d..095f8998714f599784354358169eb5b7fc320755 100644
--- a/drivers/net/jme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/jme.c
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ jme_process_receive(struct jme_adapter *jme, int limit)
 			goto out;
 		--limit;
 
+		rmb();
 		desccnt = rxdesc->descwb.desccnt & RXWBDCNT_DCNT;
 
 		if (unlikely(desccnt > 1 ||