diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index e88429356018..3c65fd0bcf31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ INDIRECT_CALLABLE_SCOPE bool mlx5e_post_rx_wqes(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 	if (mlx5_wq_cyc_missing(wq) < wqe_bulk)
 		return false;
 
+	if (rq->page_pool)
+		page_pool_nid_changed(rq->page_pool, numa_mem_id());
+
 	do {
 		u16 head = mlx5_wq_cyc_get_head(wq);
 
@@ -734,6 +737,9 @@ INDIRECT_CALLABLE_SCOPE bool mlx5e_post_rx_mpwqes(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 	if (likely(missing < UMR_WQE_BULK))
 		return false;
 
+	if (rq->page_pool)
+		page_pool_nid_changed(rq->page_pool, numa_mem_id());
+
 	head = rq->mpwqe.actual_wq_head;
 	i = missing;
 	do {
@@ -1555,9 +1561,6 @@ int mlx5e_poll_rx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int budget)
 	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_ENABLED, &rq->state)))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (rq->page_pool)
-		page_pool_nid_changed(rq->page_pool, numa_mem_id());
-
 	if (rq->cqd.left) {
 		work_done += mlx5e_decompress_cqes_cont(rq, cqwq, 0, budget);
 		if (work_done >= budget)