diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index e399f9b70777..e965cc543df1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -6368,6 +6368,10 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		    I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED    |
 		    I40E_FLAG_RX_1BUF_ENABLED;
 
+	/* Set default ITR */
+	pf->rx_itr_default = I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_RX_DEF;
+	pf->tx_itr_default = I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_TX_DEF;
+
 	/* Depending on PF configurations, it is possible that the RSS
 	 * maximum might end up larger than the available queues
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 645528030872..13989ef35750 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -2122,8 +2122,10 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	adapter->vsi.back = adapter;
 	adapter->vsi.base_vector = 1;
 	adapter->vsi.work_limit = I40E_DEFAULT_IRQ_WORK;
-	adapter->vsi.rx_itr_setting = I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC;
-	adapter->vsi.tx_itr_setting = I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC;
+	adapter->vsi.rx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC |
+				       ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_RX_DEF));
+	adapter->vsi.tx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC |
+				       ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_TX_DEF));
 	adapter->vsi.netdev = adapter->netdev;
 
 	if (!adapter->netdev_registered) {