diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 66d0780f1297..0f97883c1493 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
 	char name[I40E_INT_NAME_STR_LEN];
+	bool arm_wb_state;
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
 /* lan device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 2e8416560632..28f547ce4eb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -7071,6 +7071,8 @@ static int i40e_alloc_rings(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		tx_ring->count = vsi->num_desc;
 		tx_ring->size = 0;
 		tx_ring->dcb_tc = 0;
+		if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_WB_ON_ITR_CAPABLE)
+			tx_ring->flags = I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR;
 		vsi->tx_rings[i] = tx_ring;
 
 		rx_ring = &tx_ring[1];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 330e4ef43cd8..7d0a5ea08656 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -853,15 +853,40 @@ static bool i40e_clean_tx_irq(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, int budget)
  **/
 static void i40e_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	u32 val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_MASK |
-		  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
-		  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
-		  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK;
-		  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */
+	u16 flags = q_vector->tx.ring[0].flags;
 
-	wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-	     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector - 1),
-	     val);
+	if (flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR) {
+		u32 val;
+
+		if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
+			return;
+
+		val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_WB_ON_ITR_MASK;
+
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx +
+					 vsi->base_vector - 1),
+		     val);
+		q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
+	} else if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
+		u32 val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_MASK |
+			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
+			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
+			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK;
+			  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */
+
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx +
+					 vsi->base_vector - 1), val);
+	} else {
+		u32 val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_INTENA_MASK |
+			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
+			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
+			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK;
+			/* allow 00 to be written to the index */
+
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw, I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0, val);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1918,6 +1943,9 @@ int i40e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		return budget;
 	}
 
+	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR)
+		q_vector->arm_wb_state = false;
+
 	/* Work is done so exit the polling mode and re-enable the interrupt */
 	napi_complete(napi);
 	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index 8b618d0151cd..0e40994500c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ struct i40e_ring {
 	bool ring_active;		/* is ring online or not */
 	bool arm_wb;		/* do something to arm write back */
 
+	u16 flags;
+#define I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR	BIT(0)
 	/* stats structs */
 	struct i40e_queue_stats	stats;
 	struct u64_stats_sync syncp;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 60f88e4ad065..6dbcbca77279 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -366,15 +366,32 @@ static bool i40e_clean_tx_irq(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, int budget)
  **/
 static void i40e_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
-	u32 val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_MASK |
-		  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
-		  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
-		  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK;
-		  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */
+	u16 flags = q_vector->tx.ring[0].flags;
 
-	wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-	     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector - 1),
-	     val);
+	if (flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR) {
+		u32 val;
+
+		if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
+			return;
+
+		val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_WB_ON_ITR_MASK;
+
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+		     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx +
+					  vsi->base_vector - 1),
+		     val);
+		q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
+	} else {
+		u32 val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_INTENA_MASK |
+			  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
+			  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
+			  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK;
+			  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */
+
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+		     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx +
+					  vsi->base_vector - 1), val);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1372,6 +1389,9 @@ int i40evf_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		return budget;
 	}
 
+	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR)
+		q_vector->arm_wb_state = false;
+
 	/* Work is done so exit the polling mode and re-enable the interrupt */
 	napi_complete(napi);
 	i40e_update_enable_itr(vsi, q_vector);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
index b2f9b8203c67..17bb59d3016c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ struct i40e_ring {
 	bool ring_active;		/* is ring online or not */
 	bool arm_wb;		/* do something to arm write back */
 
+	u16 flags;
+#define I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR	BIT(0)
 	/* stats structs */
 	struct i40e_queue_stats	stats;
 	struct u64_stats_sync syncp;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index fa421d6020be..3817cbbf45e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	u8 num_ringpairs;	/* total number of ring pairs in vector */
 	int v_idx;	  /* vector index in list */
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
+	bool arm_wb_state;
 	cpumask_var_t affinity_mask;
 };