diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index 24870da3f48488..1934e9d6d9e4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -304,10 +304,8 @@ static int ionic_qcq_enable(struct ionic_qcq *qcq)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (qcq->napi.poll)
-		napi_enable(&qcq->napi);
-
 	if (qcq->flags & IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR) {
+		napi_enable(&qcq->napi);
 		irq_set_affinity_hint(qcq->intr.vector,
 				      &qcq->intr.affinity_mask);
 		ionic_intr_mask(idev->intr_ctrl, qcq->intr.index,