diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index c14fc871dd41..677893f891ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -1413,6 +1413,8 @@ static int igb_intr_test(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u64 *data)
 			*data = 1;
 			return -1;
 		}
+		wr32(E1000_IVAR_MISC, E1000_IVAR_VALID << 8);
+		wr32(E1000_EIMS, BIT(0));
 	} else if (adapter->flags & IGB_FLAG_HAS_MSI) {
 		shared_int = false;
 		if (request_irq(irq,