diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 5f29e58bf5ea..6186149a279e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ static void i40evf_fire_sw_int(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	int i;
 	uint32_t dyn_ctl;
 
+	if (mask & 1) {
+		dyn_ctl = rd32(hw, I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTL01);
+		dyn_ctl |= I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
+			   I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN_CLEARPBA_MASK;
+		wr32(hw, I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTL01, dyn_ctl);
+	}
 	for (i = 1; i < adapter->num_msix_vectors; i++) {
 		if (mask & (1 << i)) {
 			dyn_ctl = rd32(hw, I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(i - 1));
@@ -278,6 +284,7 @@ void i40evf_irq_enable(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, bool flush)
 {
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
+	i40evf_misc_irq_enable(adapter);
 	i40evf_irq_enable_queues(adapter, ~0);
 
 	if (flush)