diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index a536fcc061..0a1b3a827c 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ struct eth_pdata {
  *
  * start: Prepare the hardware to send and receive packets
  * send: Send the bytes passed in "packet" as a packet on the wire
- * recv: Check if the hardware received a packet. Call the network stack if so
+ * recv: Check if the hardware received a packet. If so, set the pointer to the
+ *	 packet buffer in the packetp parameter. If not, return an error or 0 to
+ *	 indicate that the hardware receive FIFO is empty
  * stop: Stop the hardware from looking for packets - may be called even if
  *	 state == PASSIVE
  * mcast: Join or leave a multicast group (for TFTP) - optional
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ struct eth_pdata {
 struct eth_ops {
 	int (*start)(struct udevice *dev);
 	int (*send)(struct udevice *dev, void *packet, int length);
-	int (*recv)(struct udevice *dev);
+	int (*recv)(struct udevice *dev, uchar **packetp);
 	void (*stop)(struct udevice *dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MCAST_TFTP
 	int (*mcast)(struct udevice *dev, const u8 *enetaddr, int join);
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 1abf0274b4..058c55a0e6 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ int eth_send(void *packet, int length)
 int eth_rx(void)
 {
 	struct udevice *current;
+	uchar *packet;
+	int ret;
+	int i;
 
 	current = eth_get_dev();
 	if (!current)
@@ -267,7 +270,17 @@ int eth_rx(void)
 	if (!device_active(current))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return eth_get_ops(current)->recv(current);
+	/* Process up to 32 packets at one time */
+	for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+		ret = eth_get_ops(current)->recv(current, &packet);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			net_process_received_packet(packet, ret);
+		else
+			break;
+	}
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+		ret = 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int eth_write_hwaddr(struct udevice *dev)