diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
index 8ca63c6a6ba4..c7c9901f1bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
@@ -1497,22 +1497,11 @@ static void ice_update_ena_itr(struct ice_q_vector *q_vector)
 	struct ice_vsi *vsi = q_vector->vsi;
 	u32 itr_val;
 
-	/* when exiting WB_ON_ITR lets set a low ITR value and trigger
-	 * interrupts to expire right away in case we have more work ready to go
-	 * already
+	/* when exiting WB_ON_ITR just reset the countdown and let ITR
+	 * resume it's normal "interrupts-enabled" path
 	 */
-	if (q_vector->itr_countdown == ICE_IN_WB_ON_ITR_MODE) {
-		itr_val = ice_buildreg_itr(rx->itr_idx, ICE_WB_ON_ITR_USECS);
-		wr32(&vsi->back->hw, GLINT_DYN_CTL(q_vector->reg_idx), itr_val);
-		/* set target back to last user set value */
-		rx->target_itr = rx->itr_setting;
-		/* set current to what we just wrote and dynamic if needed */
-		rx->current_itr = ICE_WB_ON_ITR_USECS |
-			(rx->itr_setting & ICE_ITR_DYNAMIC);
-		/* allow normal interrupt flow to start */
+	if (q_vector->itr_countdown == ICE_IN_WB_ON_ITR_MODE)
 		q_vector->itr_countdown = 0;
-		return;
-	}
 
 	/* This will do nothing if dynamic updates are not enabled */
 	ice_update_itr(q_vector, tx);
@@ -1552,10 +1541,8 @@ static void ice_update_ena_itr(struct ice_q_vector *q_vector)
 			q_vector->itr_countdown--;
 	}
 
-	if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, q_vector->vsi->state))
-		wr32(&q_vector->vsi->back->hw,
-		     GLINT_DYN_CTL(q_vector->reg_idx),
-		     itr_val);
+	if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, vsi->state))
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw, GLINT_DYN_CTL(q_vector->reg_idx), itr_val);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1565,30 +1552,29 @@ static void ice_update_ena_itr(struct ice_q_vector *q_vector)
  * We need to tell hardware to write-back completed descriptors even when
  * interrupts are disabled. Descriptors will be written back on cache line
  * boundaries without WB_ON_ITR enabled, but if we don't enable WB_ON_ITR
- * descriptors may not be written back if they don't fill a cache line until the
- * next interrupt.
+ * descriptors may not be written back if they don't fill a cache line until
+ * the next interrupt.
  *
- * This sets the write-back frequency to 2 microseconds as that is the minimum
- * value that's not 0 due to ITR granularity. Also, set the INTENA_MSK bit to
- * make sure hardware knows we aren't meddling with the INTENA_M bit.
+ * This sets the write-back frequency to whatever was set previously for the
+ * ITR indices. Also, set the INTENA_MSK bit to make sure hardware knows we
+ * aren't meddling with the INTENA_M bit.
  */
 static void ice_set_wb_on_itr(struct ice_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
 	struct ice_vsi *vsi = q_vector->vsi;
 
-	/* already in WB_ON_ITR mode no need to change it */
+	/* already in wb_on_itr mode no need to change it */
 	if (q_vector->itr_countdown == ICE_IN_WB_ON_ITR_MODE)
 		return;
 
-	if (q_vector->num_ring_rx)
-		wr32(&vsi->back->hw, GLINT_DYN_CTL(q_vector->reg_idx),
-		     ICE_GLINT_DYN_CTL_WB_ON_ITR(ICE_WB_ON_ITR_USECS,
-						 ICE_RX_ITR));
-
-	if (q_vector->num_ring_tx)
-		wr32(&vsi->back->hw, GLINT_DYN_CTL(q_vector->reg_idx),
-		     ICE_GLINT_DYN_CTL_WB_ON_ITR(ICE_WB_ON_ITR_USECS,
-						 ICE_TX_ITR));
+	/* use previously set ITR values for all of the ITR indices by
+	 * specifying ICE_ITR_NONE, which will vary in adaptive (AIM) mode and
+	 * be static in non-adaptive mode (user configured)
+	 */
+	wr32(&vsi->back->hw, GLINT_DYN_CTL(q_vector->reg_idx),
+	     ((ICE_ITR_NONE << GLINT_DYN_CTL_ITR_INDX_S) &
+	      GLINT_DYN_CTL_ITR_INDX_M) | GLINT_DYN_CTL_INTENA_MSK_M |
+	     GLINT_DYN_CTL_WB_ON_ITR_M);
 
 	q_vector->itr_countdown = ICE_IN_WB_ON_ITR_MODE;
 }
@@ -1655,8 +1641,13 @@ int ice_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	}
 
 	/* If work not completed, return budget and polling will return */
-	if (!clean_complete)
+	if (!clean_complete) {
+		/* Set the writeback on ITR so partial completions of
+		 * cache-lines will still continue even if we're polling.
+		 */
+		ice_set_wb_on_itr(q_vector);
 		return budget;
+	}
 
 	/* Exit the polling mode, but don't re-enable interrupts if stack might
 	 * poll us due to busy-polling
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h
index ff1a1cbd078e..db56a0c8bfe1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ enum ice_rx_dtype {
 #define ICE_DFLT_INTRL	0
 #define ICE_MAX_INTRL	236
 
-#define ICE_WB_ON_ITR_USECS	2
 #define ICE_IN_WB_ON_ITR_MODE	255
 /* Sets WB_ON_ITR and assumes INTENA bit is already cleared, which allows
  * setting the MSK_M bit to tell hardware to ignore the INTENA_M bit. Also,