diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
index 4c3227e77898..624649484d62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
@@ -2044,6 +2044,7 @@ static int gsi_ring_setup(struct gsi *gsi)
 		count = reg_decode(reg, NUM_EV_PER_EE, val);
 	} else {
 		reg = gsi_reg(gsi, HW_PARAM_4);
+		val = ioread32(gsi->virt + reg_offset(reg));
 		count = reg_decode(reg, EV_PER_EE, val);
 	}
 	if (!count) {