diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_controlq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_controlq.c
index 4849590a5591f1..b28991dd187036 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_controlq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_controlq.c
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ int idpf_ctlq_clean_sq(struct idpf_ctlq_info *cq, u16 *clean_count,
 		if (!(le16_to_cpu(desc->flags) & IDPF_CTLQ_FLAG_DD))
 			break;
 
+		/* Ensure no other fields are read until DD flag is checked */
+		dma_rmb();
+
 		/* strip off FW internal code */
 		desc_err = le16_to_cpu(desc->ret_val) & 0xff;
 
@@ -563,6 +566,9 @@ int idpf_ctlq_recv(struct idpf_ctlq_info *cq, u16 *num_q_msg,
 		if (!(flags & IDPF_CTLQ_FLAG_DD))
 			break;
 
+		/* Ensure no other fields are read until DD flag is checked */
+		dma_rmb();
+
 		q_msg[i].vmvf_type = (flags &
 				      (IDPF_CTLQ_FLAG_FTYPE_VM |
 				       IDPF_CTLQ_FLAG_FTYPE_PF)) >>