diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
index 81685a4dc5a6..e1193c6719d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
@@ -950,15 +950,29 @@ int aq_ring_rx_fill(struct aq_ring_s *self)
 
 void aq_ring_rx_deinit(struct aq_ring_s *self)
 {
-	if (!self)
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (!self || !self->buff_ring)
 		return;
 
-	for (; self->sw_head != self->sw_tail;
-		self->sw_head = aq_ring_next_dx(self, self->sw_head)) {
-		struct aq_ring_buff_s *buff = &self->buff_ring[self->sw_head];
+	/* Release every page still owned by the ring.
+	 *
+	 * Walking [sw_head, sw_tail) is not enough: refill is batched
+	 * (aq_ring_rx_fill() waits for AQ_CFG_RX_REFILL_THRES free slots),
+	 * so slots that were cleaned but not yet reposted accumulate in the
+	 * [sw_tail, sw_head) gap, and they keep their page for reuse. Walk
+	 * the whole ring and release whatever is left.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < self->size; i++) {
+		struct aq_ring_buff_s *buff = &self->buff_ring[i];
+
+		if (!buff->rxdata.page)
+			continue;
 
 		aq_free_rxpage(&buff->rxdata, aq_nic_get_dev(self->aq_nic));
 	}
+
+	self->sw_head = self->sw_tail;
 }
 
 void aq_ring_free(struct aq_ring_s *self)