diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/device.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/device.c
index b4001337aca8..29f4358b7f4e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/device.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/device.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static_always_inline
 	}
       n_left -= n_sent;
       mb += n_sent;
+      n_retry--;
     }
   while (n_sent && n_left && (n_retry > 0));