diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index d59c0bcb59aa..c71ba1bfc1ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -1931,6 +1931,9 @@ static irqreturn_t e1000_intr_msix_tx(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
 		/* Ring was not completely cleaned, so fire another interrupt */
 		ew32(ICS, tx_ring->ims_val);
 
+	if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->state))
+		ew32(IMS, adapter->tx_ring->ims_val);
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -2020,12 +2023,8 @@ static void e1000_configure_msix(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	ew32(IVAR, ivar);
 
 	/* enable MSI-X PBA support */
-	ctrl_ext = er32(CTRL_EXT);
-	ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_EXT_PBA_CLR;
-
-	/* Auto-Mask Other interrupts upon ICR read */
-	ew32(IAM, ~E1000_EIAC_MASK_82574 | E1000_IMS_OTHER);
-	ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_EXT_EIAME;
+	ctrl_ext = er32(CTRL_EXT) & ~E1000_CTRL_EXT_IAME;
+	ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_EXT_PBA_CLR | E1000_CTRL_EXT_EIAME;
 	ew32(CTRL_EXT, ctrl_ext);
 	e1e_flush();
 }