Index: head/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_ev.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_ev.c
+++ head/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_ev.c
@@ -509,6 +509,14 @@
 			if (should_abort) {
 				/* Ignore subsequent events */
 				total = index + 1;
+
+				/*
+				 * Poison batch to ensure the outer
+				 * loop is broken out of.
+				 */
+				EFSYS_ASSERT(batch <= EFX_EV_BATCH);
+				batch += (EFX_EV_BATCH << 1);
+				EFSYS_ASSERT(total != batch);
 				break;
 			}
 		}