diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
@@ -1503,8 +1503,6 @@
 	struct vmxnet3_rxqueue *rxq;
 	struct vmxnet3_comp_ring *rxc;
 	struct vmxnet3_rxcompdesc *rxcd;
-	struct vmxnet3_rxring *rxr;
-	struct vmxnet3_rxdesc *rxd;
 	if_rxd_frag_t frag;
 	int cqidx;
 	uint16_t total_len;
@@ -1604,16 +1602,19 @@
 		rxcd = &rxc->vxcr_u.rxcd[cqidx];
 		KASSERT(rxcd->gen == rxc->vxcr_gen,
 		    ("%s: generation mismatch", __func__));
-		flid = (rxcd->qid >= scctx->isc_nrxqsets) ? 1 : 0;
-		rxr = &rxq->vxrxq_cmd_ring[flid];
-		rxd = &rxr->vxrxr_rxd[rxcd->rxd_idx];
-
-		frag = &ri->iri_frags[nfrags];
-		frag->irf_flid = flid;
-		frag->irf_idx = rxcd->rxd_idx;
-		frag->irf_len = rxcd->len;
-		total_len += rxcd->len;
-		nfrags++;
+		KASSERT(nfrags < IFLIB_MAX_RX_SEGS,
+		    ("%s: too many fragments", __func__));
+		if (__predict_true(rxcd->len != 0)) {
+			frag = &ri->iri_frags[nfrags];
+			flid = (rxcd->qid >= scctx->isc_nrxqsets) ? 1 : 0;
+			frag->irf_flid = flid;
+			frag->irf_idx = rxcd->rxd_idx;
+			frag->irf_len = rxcd->len;
+			total_len += rxcd->len;
+			nfrags++;
+		} else {
+			rxc->vcxr_zero_length_frag++;
+		}
 		if (++cqidx == rxc->vxcr_ndesc) {
 			cqidx = 0;
 			rxc->vxcr_gen ^= 1;
@@ -1885,6 +1886,7 @@
 	rxc->vxcr_next = 0;
 	rxc->vxcr_gen = VMXNET3_INIT_GEN;
 	rxc->vxcr_zero_length = 0;
+	rxc->vcxr_zero_length_frag = 0;
 	rxc->vxcr_pkt_errors = 0;
 	/*
 	 * iflib has zeroed out the descriptor array during the prior attach
@@ -2365,6 +2367,9 @@
 		    &rxq->vxrxq_comp_ring.vxcr_gen, 0, "");
 		SYSCTL_ADD_U64(ctx, list, OID_AUTO, "comp_zero_length", CTLFLAG_RD,
 		    &rxq->vxrxq_comp_ring.vxcr_zero_length, 0, "");
+		SYSCTL_ADD_U64(ctx, list, OID_AUTO, "comp_zero_length_frag",
+		    CTLFLAG_RD, &rxq->vxrxq_comp_ring.vcxr_zero_length_frag,
+		    0, "");
 		SYSCTL_ADD_U64(ctx, list, OID_AUTO, "comp_pkt_errors", CTLFLAG_RD,
 		    &rxq->vxrxq_comp_ring.vxcr_pkt_errors, 0, "");
 	}
diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 	int			 vxcr_gen;
 	bus_addr_t		 vxcr_paddr;
 	uint64_t		 vxcr_zero_length;
+	uint64_t		 vcxr_zero_length_frag;
 	uint64_t		 vxcr_pkt_errors;
 };