Index: sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
+++ sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@
 		cq_desc = (struct cqe_rx_t *)GET_CQ_DESC(cq, cqe_head);
 		cqe_head++;
 		cqe_head &= (cq->dmem.q_len - 1);
+		/* Prefetch next CQ descriptor */
+		__builtin_prefetch((struct cqe_rx_t *)GET_CQ_DESC(cq, cqe_head));
 
 		dprintf(nic->dev, "CQ%d cq_desc->cqe_type %d\n", cq_idx,
 		    cq_desc->cqe_type);