diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c
index 742191bb24c6..45e33c7ba9a6 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ static bool check_generated_interrupt(struct ishtp_device *dev)
 			IPC_INT_FROM_ISH_TO_HOST_CHV_AB(pisr_val);
 	} else {
 		pisr_val = ish_reg_read(dev, IPC_REG_PISR_BXT);
-		interrupt_generated = IPC_INT_FROM_ISH_TO_HOST_BXT(pisr_val);
+		interrupt_generated = !!pisr_val;
+		/* only busy-clear bit is RW, others are RO */
+		if (pisr_val)
+			ish_reg_write(dev, IPC_REG_PISR_BXT, pisr_val);
 	}
 
 	return interrupt_generated;
@@ -839,11 +842,11 @@ int ish_hw_start(struct ishtp_device *dev)
 {
 	ish_set_host_rdy(dev);
 
+	set_host_ready(dev);
+
 	/* After that we can enable ISH DMA operation and wakeup ISHFW */
 	ish_wakeup(dev);
 
-	set_host_ready(dev);
-
 	/* wait for FW-initiated reset flow */
 	if (!dev->recvd_hw_ready)
 		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(dev->wait_hw_ready,