diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_uart.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_uart.c
index 37efb1ea9fcd..847a5f928e41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_uart.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ qca_tty_receive(struct serdev_device *serdev, const u8 *data, size_t count)
 			if (!qca->rx_skb) {
 				netdev_dbg(netdev, "recv: out of RX resources\n");
 				n_stats->rx_errors++;
-				return i;
+				return i + 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}