diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index ac9f2148cdc5..06744f86fbc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -386,119 +386,87 @@ struct ixgbe_q_vector {
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
-	unsigned int state;
-#define IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE        0
-#define IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI	   1     /* NAPI owns this QV */
-#define IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL	   2     /* poll owns this QV */
-#define IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLED	   4     /* QV is disabled */
-#define IXGBE_QV_OWNED (IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI | IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL)
-#define IXGBE_QV_LOCKED (IXGBE_QV_OWNED | IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLED)
-#define IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI_YIELD  8     /* NAPI yielded this QV */
-#define IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL_YIELD  16    /* poll yielded this QV */
-#define IXGBE_QV_YIELD (IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI_YIELD | IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL_YIELD)
-#define IXGBE_QV_USER_PEND (IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL | IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL_YIELD)
-	spinlock_t lock;
+	atomic_t state;
 #endif  /* CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL */
 
 	/* for dynamic allocation of rings associated with this q_vector */
 	struct ixgbe_ring ring[0] ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 };
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
+enum ixgbe_qv_state_t {
+	IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE = 0,
+	IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI,
+	IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL,
+	IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLE
+};
+
 static inline void ixgbe_qv_init_lock(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-
-	spin_lock_init(&q_vector->lock);
-	q_vector->state = IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE;
+	/* reset state to idle */
+	atomic_set(&q_vector->state, IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE);
 }
 
 /* called from the device poll routine to get ownership of a q_vector */
 static inline bool ixgbe_qv_lock_napi(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	int rc = true;
-	spin_lock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	if (q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_LOCKED) {
-		WARN_ON(q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI);
-		q_vector->state |= IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI_YIELD;
-		rc = false;
+	int rc = atomic_cmpxchg(&q_vector->state, IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE,
+				IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI);
 #ifdef BP_EXTENDED_STATS
+	if (rc != IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE)
 		q_vector->tx.ring->stats.yields++;
 #endif
-	} else {
-		/* we don't care if someone yielded */
-		q_vector->state = IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	return rc;
+
+	return rc == IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE;
 }
 
 /* returns true is someone tried to get the qv while napi had it */
-static inline bool ixgbe_qv_unlock_napi(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
+static inline void ixgbe_qv_unlock_napi(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	int rc = false;
-	spin_lock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	WARN_ON(q_vector->state & (IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL |
-			       IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI_YIELD));
+	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&q_vector->state) != IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI);
 
-	if (q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL_YIELD)
-		rc = true;
-	/* will reset state to idle, unless QV is disabled */
-	q_vector->state &= IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLED;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	return rc;
+	/* flush any outstanding Rx frames */
+	if (q_vector->napi.gro_list)
+		napi_gro_flush(&q_vector->napi, false);
+
+	/* reset state to idle */
+	atomic_set(&q_vector->state, IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE);
 }
 
 /* called from ixgbe_low_latency_poll() */
 static inline bool ixgbe_qv_lock_poll(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	int rc = true;
-	spin_lock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	if ((q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_LOCKED)) {
-		q_vector->state |= IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL_YIELD;
-		rc = false;
+	int rc = atomic_cmpxchg(&q_vector->state, IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE,
+				IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL);
 #ifdef BP_EXTENDED_STATS
-		q_vector->rx.ring->stats.yields++;
+	if (rc != IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE)
+		q_vector->tx.ring->stats.yields++;
 #endif
-	} else {
-		/* preserve yield marks */
-		q_vector->state |= IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	return rc;
+	return rc == IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE;
 }
 
 /* returns true if someone tried to get the qv while it was locked */
-static inline bool ixgbe_qv_unlock_poll(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
+static inline void ixgbe_qv_unlock_poll(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	int rc = false;
-	spin_lock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	WARN_ON(q_vector->state & (IXGBE_QV_STATE_NAPI));
+	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&q_vector->state) != IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL);
 
-	if (q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL_YIELD)
-		rc = true;
-	/* will reset state to idle, unless QV is disabled */
-	q_vector->state &= IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLED;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	return rc;
+	/* reset state to idle */
+	atomic_set(&q_vector->state, IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE);
 }
 
 /* true if a socket is polling, even if it did not get the lock */
 static inline bool ixgbe_qv_busy_polling(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	WARN_ON(!(q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_OWNED));
-	return q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_USER_PEND;
+	return atomic_read(&q_vector->state) == IXGBE_QV_STATE_POLL;
 }
 
 /* false if QV is currently owned */
 static inline bool ixgbe_qv_disable(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	int rc = true;
-	spin_lock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
-	if (q_vector->state & IXGBE_QV_OWNED)
-		rc = false;
-	q_vector->state |= IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLED;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&q_vector->lock);
+	int rc = atomic_cmpxchg(&q_vector->state, IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE,
+				IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLE);
 
-	return rc;
+	return rc == IXGBE_QV_STATE_IDLE;
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
index ae36fd61a3aa..7ecd99c5c5d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
@@ -807,6 +807,11 @@ static int ixgbe_alloc_q_vector(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		       ixgbe_poll, 64);
 	napi_hash_add(&q_vector->napi);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
+	/* initialize busy poll */
+	atomic_set(&q_vector->state, IXGBE_QV_STATE_DISABLE);
+
+#endif
 	/* tie q_vector and adapter together */
 	adapter->q_vector[v_idx] = q_vector;
 	q_vector->adapter = adapter;