diff --git a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/ef10_nic.c b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/ef10_nic.c
index c607f2d9e21..6d04bcd2d23 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/ef10_nic.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/ef10_nic.c
@@ -1003,8 +1003,11 @@ ef10_get_datapath_caps(
 	encp->enc_rx_batching_enabled =
 	    CAP_FLAG(flags, RX_BATCHING) ? B_TRUE : B_FALSE;
 
-	if (encp->enc_rx_batching_enabled)
-		encp->enc_rx_batch_max = 16;
+	/*
+	 * Even if batching isn't reported as supported, we may still get
+	 * batched events.
+	 */
+	encp->enc_rx_batch_max = 16;
 
 	/* Check if the firmware supports disabling scatter on RXQs */
 	encp->enc_rx_disable_scatter_supported =
diff --git a/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_ev.c b/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_ev.c
index d3617d8c986..4fb8e0ef82b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_ev.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_ev.c
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ sfxge_ev_rx(void *arg, uint32_t label, uint32_t id, uint32_t size,
 	rxq->pending += delta;
 
 	if (delta != 1) {
-		if ((!efx_nic_cfg_get(sc->enp)->enc_rx_batching_enabled) ||
-		    (delta <= 0) ||
+		if ((delta <= 0) ||
 		    (delta > efx_nic_cfg_get(sc->enp)->enc_rx_batch_max)) {
 			evq->exception = B_TRUE;