diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index 25a28ecea2..788ffb51c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -1523,6 +1523,7 @@ i40e_xmit_pkts_vec(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	while (nb_pkts) {
 		uint16_t ret, num;
 
+		/* cross rs_thresh boundary is not allowed */
 		num = (uint16_t)RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
 		ret = i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec(tx_queue, &tx_pkts[nb_tx],
 						num);
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
index f78ba994f7..825834c5cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
@@ -560,9 +560,6 @@ i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	uint64_t rs = I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_RS | I40E_TD_CMD;
 	int i;
 
-	/* cross rx_thresh boundary is not allowed */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
-
 	if (txq->nb_tx_free < txq->tx_free_thresh)
 		i40e_tx_free_bufs(txq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
index c73b2a321b..761edb9d20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
@@ -766,9 +766,6 @@ i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec_avx2(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	uint64_t flags = I40E_TD_CMD;
 	uint64_t rs = I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_RS | I40E_TD_CMD;
 
-	/* cross rx_thresh boundary is not allowed */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
-
 	if (txq->nb_tx_free < txq->tx_free_thresh)
 		i40e_tx_free_bufs(txq);
 
@@ -832,6 +829,7 @@ i40e_xmit_pkts_vec_avx2(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	while (nb_pkts) {
 		uint16_t ret, num;
 
+		/* cross rs_thresh boundary is not allowed */
 		num = (uint16_t)RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
 		ret = i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec_avx2(tx_queue, &tx_pkts[nb_tx],
 						num);
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
index 2e8a3f0df6..60c97d5331 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
@@ -1060,9 +1060,6 @@ i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec_avx512(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	uint64_t flags = I40E_TD_CMD;
 	uint64_t rs = I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_RS | I40E_TD_CMD;
 
-	/* cross rx_thresh boundary is not allowed */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
-
 	if (txq->nb_tx_free < txq->tx_free_thresh)
 		i40e_tx_free_bufs_avx512(txq);
 
@@ -1127,6 +1124,7 @@ i40e_xmit_pkts_vec_avx512(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	while (nb_pkts) {
 		uint16_t ret, num;
 
+		/* cross rs_thresh boundary is not allowed */
 		num = (uint16_t)RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
 		ret = i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec_avx512
 				(tx_queue, &tx_pkts[nb_tx], num);
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
index fa9e6582c5..12e6f1cbcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
@@ -686,9 +686,6 @@ i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec(void *__rte_restrict tx_queue,
 	uint64_t rs = I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_RS | I40E_TD_CMD;
 	int i;
 
-	/* cross rx_thresh boundary is not allowed */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
-
 	if (txq->nb_tx_free < txq->tx_free_thresh)
 		i40e_tx_free_bufs(txq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 3782e8052f..bdc979a839 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -709,9 +709,6 @@ i40e_xmit_fixed_burst_vec(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	uint64_t rs = I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_RS | I40E_TD_CMD;
 	int i;
 
-	/* cross rx_thresh boundary is not allowed */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, txq->tx_rs_thresh);
-
 	if (txq->nb_tx_free < txq->tx_free_thresh)
 		i40e_tx_free_bufs(txq);