diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
index 0e0321a7ddd7..2aa999345fe1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/udp_tunnel.h>
+#include <net/busy_poll.h>
 
 #include "netdevsim.h"
 
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ static int nsim_rcv(struct nsim_rq *rq, int budget)
 			break;
 
 		skb = skb_dequeue(&rq->skb_queue);
+		skb_mark_napi_id(skb, &rq->napi);
 		netif_receive_skb(skb);
 	}