diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
index f4fdbfba8667..b022f52c6845 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
@@ -251,9 +251,17 @@ static int otx2vf_register_mbox_intr(struct otx2_nic *vf, bool probe_pf)
 {
 	struct otx2_hw *hw = &vf->hw;
 	struct msg_req *req;
+	u64 mbox_int_mask;
 	char *irq_name;
 	int err;
 
+	mbox_int_mask = !is_cn20k(vf->pdev) ? BIT_ULL(0) :
+				BIT_ULL(0) | BIT_ULL(1) |
+				BIT_ULL(2) | BIT_ULL(3);
+
+	/* Clear stale mailbox interrupt state before installing the handler. */
+	otx2_write64(vf, RVU_VF_INT, mbox_int_mask);
+
 	/* Register mailbox interrupt handler */
 	irq_name = &hw->irq_name[RVU_VF_INT_VEC_MBOX * NAME_SIZE];
 	snprintf(irq_name, NAME_SIZE, "RVUVF%d AFVF Mbox", ((vf->pcifunc &
@@ -274,18 +282,8 @@ static int otx2vf_register_mbox_intr(struct otx2_nic *vf, bool probe_pf)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	/* Enable mailbox interrupt for msgs coming from PF.
-	 * First clear to avoid spurious interrupts, if any.
-	 */
-	if (!is_cn20k(vf->pdev)) {
-		otx2_write64(vf, RVU_VF_INT, BIT_ULL(0));
-		otx2_write64(vf, RVU_VF_INT_ENA_W1S, BIT_ULL(0));
-	} else {
-		otx2_write64(vf, RVU_VF_INT, BIT_ULL(0) | BIT_ULL(1) |
-			     BIT_ULL(2) | BIT_ULL(3));
-		otx2_write64(vf, RVU_VF_INT_ENA_W1S, BIT_ULL(0) |
-			     BIT_ULL(1) | BIT_ULL(2) | BIT_ULL(3));
-	}
+	/* Enable mailbox interrupt for msgs coming from PF. */
+	otx2_write64(vf, RVU_VF_INT_ENA_W1S, mbox_int_mask);
 
 	if (!probe_pf)
 		return 0;