union igc_adv_rx_desc *rx_desc,
                                struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-       /* XDP packets use error pointer so abort at this point */
-       if (IS_ERR(skb))
-               return true;
-
        if (unlikely(igc_test_staterr(rx_desc, IGC_RXDEXT_STATERR_RXE))) {
                struct net_device *netdev = rx_ring->netdev;
 
        }
 }
 
-static struct sk_buff *igc_xdp_run_prog(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
-                                       struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+static int igc_xdp_run_prog(struct igc_adapter *adapter, struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 {
        struct bpf_prog *prog;
        int res;
        res = __igc_xdp_run_prog(adapter, prog, xdp);
 
 out:
-       return ERR_PTR(-res);
+       return res;
 }
 
 /* This function assumes __netif_tx_lock is held by the caller. */
        struct sk_buff *skb = rx_ring->skb;
        u16 cleaned_count = igc_desc_unused(rx_ring);
        int xdp_status = 0, rx_buffer_pgcnt;
+       int xdp_res = 0;
 
        while (likely(total_packets < budget)) {
                struct igc_xdp_buff ctx = { .rx_ts = NULL };
                        xdp_buff_clear_frags_flag(&ctx.xdp);
                        ctx.rx_desc = rx_desc;
 
-                       skb = igc_xdp_run_prog(adapter, &ctx.xdp);
+                       xdp_res = igc_xdp_run_prog(adapter, &ctx.xdp);
                }
 
-               if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
-                       unsigned int xdp_res = -PTR_ERR(skb);
-
+               if (xdp_res) {
                        switch (xdp_res) {
                        case IGC_XDP_CONSUMED:
                                rx_buffer->pagecnt_bias++;
                        skb = igc_construct_skb(rx_ring, rx_buffer, &ctx);
 
                /* exit if we failed to retrieve a buffer */
-               if (!skb) {
+               if (!xdp_res && !skb) {
                        rx_ring->rx_stats.alloc_failed++;
                        rx_buffer->pagecnt_bias++;
                        set_bit(IGC_RING_FLAG_RX_ALLOC_FAILED, &rx_ring->flags);
                        continue;
 
                /* verify the packet layout is correct */
-               if (igc_cleanup_headers(rx_ring, rx_desc, skb)) {
+               if (xdp_res || igc_cleanup_headers(rx_ring, rx_desc, skb)) {
                        skb = NULL;
                        continue;
                }