diff --git a/include/net/busy_poll.h b/include/net/busy_poll.h
index 8a358a2c97e6..829627d7b846 100644
--- a/include/net/busy_poll.h
+++ b/include/net/busy_poll.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static inline bool sk_busy_loop(struct sock *sk, int nonblock)
 			/* local bh are disabled so it is ok to use _BH */
 			NET_ADD_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk),
 					 LINUX_MIB_BUSYPOLLRXPACKETS, rc);
+		cpu_relax();
 
 	} while (!nonblock && skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue) &&
 		 !need_resched() && !busy_loop_timeout(end_time));