diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 3f5a744f7099..bfdd42b7f985 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
 	int node;
 	u32 led_reg;
 	u32 interrupt_event;
-	char lsc_int_name[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 
 	/* SR-IOV */
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(active_vfs, IXGBE_MAX_VF_FUNCTIONS);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 0ee7d094ff89..6026ab0798e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1828,72 +1828,6 @@ static void ixgbe_check_lsc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t ixgbe_msix_lsc(int irq, void *data)
-{
-	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = data;
-	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u32 eicr;
-
-	/*
-	 * Workaround for Silicon errata.  Use clear-by-write instead
-	 * of clear-by-read.  Reading with EICS will return the
-	 * interrupt causes without clearing, which later be done
-	 * with the write to EICR.
-	 */
-	eicr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_EICS);
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EICR, eicr);
-
-	if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_LSC)
-		ixgbe_check_lsc(adapter);
-
-	if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_MAILBOX)
-		ixgbe_msg_task(adapter);
-
-	switch (hw->mac.type) {
-	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
-	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
-		/* Handle Flow Director Full threshold interrupt */
-		if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_FLOW_DIR) {
-			int reinit_count = 0;
-			int i;
-			for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_tx_queues; i++) {
-				struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->tx_ring[i];
-				if (test_and_clear_bit(__IXGBE_TX_FDIR_INIT_DONE,
-						       &ring->state))
-					reinit_count++;
-			}
-			if (reinit_count) {
-				/* no more flow director interrupts until after init */
-				IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EIMC, IXGBE_EIMC_FLOW_DIR);
-				eicr &= ~IXGBE_EICR_FLOW_DIR;
-				adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_FDIR_REQUIRES_REINIT;
-				ixgbe_service_event_schedule(adapter);
-			}
-		}
-		ixgbe_check_sfp_event(adapter, eicr);
-		if ((adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE) &&
-		    ((eicr & IXGBE_EICR_GPI_SDP0) || (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_LSC))) {
-			if (!test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state)) {
-				adapter->interrupt_event = eicr;
-				adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_EVENT;
-				ixgbe_service_event_schedule(adapter);
-			}
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	ixgbe_check_fan_failure(adapter, eicr);
-
-	/* re-enable the original interrupt state, no lsc, no queues */
-	if (!test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state))
-		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EIMS, eicr &
-		                ~(IXGBE_EIMS_LSC | IXGBE_EIMS_RTX_QUEUE));
-
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
 static inline void ixgbe_irq_enable_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 					   u64 qmask)
 {
@@ -1946,6 +1880,112 @@ static inline void ixgbe_irq_disable_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	/* skip the flush */
 }
 
+/**
+ * ixgbe_irq_enable - Enable default interrupt generation settings
+ * @adapter: board private structure
+ **/
+static inline void ixgbe_irq_enable(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, bool queues,
+				    bool flush)
+{
+	u32 mask = (IXGBE_EIMS_ENABLE_MASK & ~IXGBE_EIMS_RTX_QUEUE);
+
+	/* don't reenable LSC while waiting for link */
+	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE)
+		mask &= ~IXGBE_EIMS_LSC;
+
+	if (adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE)
+		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP0;
+	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FAN_FAIL_CAPABLE)
+		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP1;
+	switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
+	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
+	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
+		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_ECC;
+		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP1;
+		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP2;
+		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_MAILBOX;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if ((adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE) &&
+	    !(adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_FDIR_REQUIRES_REINIT))
+		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_FLOW_DIR;
+
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, IXGBE_EIMS, mask);
+	if (queues)
+		ixgbe_irq_enable_queues(adapter, ~0);
+	if (flush)
+		IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(&adapter->hw);
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t ixgbe_msix_other(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = data;
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	u32 eicr;
+
+	/*
+	 * Workaround for Silicon errata.  Use clear-by-write instead
+	 * of clear-by-read.  Reading with EICS will return the
+	 * interrupt causes without clearing, which later be done
+	 * with the write to EICR.
+	 */
+	eicr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_EICS);
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EICR, eicr);
+
+	if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_LSC)
+		ixgbe_check_lsc(adapter);
+
+	if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_MAILBOX)
+		ixgbe_msg_task(adapter);
+
+	switch (hw->mac.type) {
+	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
+	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
+		if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_ECC)
+			e_info(link, "Received unrecoverable ECC Err, please "
+			       "reboot\n");
+		/* Handle Flow Director Full threshold interrupt */
+		if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_FLOW_DIR) {
+			int reinit_count = 0;
+			int i;
+			for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_tx_queues; i++) {
+				struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->tx_ring[i];
+				if (test_and_clear_bit(__IXGBE_TX_FDIR_INIT_DONE,
+						       &ring->state))
+					reinit_count++;
+			}
+			if (reinit_count) {
+				/* no more flow director interrupts until after init */
+				IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EIMC, IXGBE_EIMC_FLOW_DIR);
+				adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_FDIR_REQUIRES_REINIT;
+				ixgbe_service_event_schedule(adapter);
+			}
+		}
+		ixgbe_check_sfp_event(adapter, eicr);
+		if ((adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE) &&
+		    ((eicr & IXGBE_EICR_GPI_SDP0) || (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_LSC))) {
+			if (!test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state)) {
+				adapter->interrupt_event = eicr;
+				adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_EVENT;
+				ixgbe_service_event_schedule(adapter);
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	ixgbe_check_fan_failure(adapter, eicr);
+
+	/* re-enable the original interrupt state, no lsc, no queues */
+	if (!test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state))
+		ixgbe_irq_enable(adapter, false, false);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t ixgbe_msix_clean_rings(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector = data;
@@ -2077,9 +2117,8 @@ static int ixgbe_request_msix_irqs(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 
-	sprintf(adapter->lsc_int_name, "%s:lsc", netdev->name);
 	err = request_irq(adapter->msix_entries[vector].vector,
-			  ixgbe_msix_lsc, 0, adapter->lsc_int_name, adapter);
+			  ixgbe_msix_other, 0, netdev->name, adapter);
 	if (err) {
 		e_err(probe, "request_irq for msix_lsc failed: %d\n", err);
 		goto free_queue_irqs;
@@ -2102,42 +2141,6 @@ free_queue_irqs:
 	return err;
 }
 
-/**
- * ixgbe_irq_enable - Enable default interrupt generation settings
- * @adapter: board private structure
- **/
-static inline void ixgbe_irq_enable(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, bool queues,
-				    bool flush)
-{
-	u32 mask;
-
-	mask = (IXGBE_EIMS_ENABLE_MASK & ~IXGBE_EIMS_RTX_QUEUE);
-	if (adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE)
-		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP0;
-	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FAN_FAIL_CAPABLE)
-		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP1;
-	switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
-	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
-	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
-		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_ECC;
-		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP1;
-		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_GPI_SDP2;
-		if (adapter->num_vfs)
-			mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_MAILBOX;
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE)
-		mask |= IXGBE_EIMS_FLOW_DIR;
-
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, IXGBE_EIMS, mask);
-	if (queues)
-		ixgbe_irq_enable_queues(adapter, ~0);
-	if (flush)
-		IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(&adapter->hw);
-}
-
 /**
  * ixgbe_intr - legacy mode Interrupt Handler
  * @irq: interrupt number