diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index ff36a1091cda..765c5fc158f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -1778,7 +1778,6 @@ static void mana_poll_rx_cq(struct mana_cq *cq)
 static int mana_cq_handler(void *context, struct gdma_queue *gdma_queue)
 {
 	struct mana_cq *cq = context;
-	u8 arm_bit;
 	int w;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(cq->gdma_cq != gdma_queue);
@@ -1789,16 +1788,23 @@ static int mana_cq_handler(void *context, struct gdma_queue *gdma_queue)
 		mana_poll_tx_cq(cq);
 
 	w = cq->work_done;
+	cq->work_done_since_doorbell += w;
 
-	if (w < cq->budget &&
-	    napi_complete_done(&cq->napi, w)) {
-		arm_bit = SET_ARM_BIT;
-	} else {
-		arm_bit = 0;
+	if (w < cq->budget) {
+		mana_gd_ring_cq(gdma_queue, SET_ARM_BIT);
+		cq->work_done_since_doorbell = 0;
+		napi_complete_done(&cq->napi, w);
+	} else if (cq->work_done_since_doorbell >
+		   cq->gdma_cq->queue_size / COMP_ENTRY_SIZE * 4) {
+		/* MANA hardware requires at least one doorbell ring every 8
+		 * wraparounds of CQ even if there is no need to arm the CQ.
+		 * This driver rings the doorbell as soon as we have exceeded
+		 * 4 wraparounds.
+		 */
+		mana_gd_ring_cq(gdma_queue, 0);
+		cq->work_done_since_doorbell = 0;
 	}
 
-	mana_gd_ring_cq(gdma_queue, arm_bit);
-
 	return w;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/mana/mana.h b/include/net/mana/mana.h
index cd526fd31b45..37ccce56a73e 100644
--- a/include/net/mana/mana.h
+++ b/include/net/mana/mana.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ struct mana_cq {
 	/* NAPI data */
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 	int work_done;
+	int work_done_since_doorbell;
 	int budget;
 };