diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c
index 8746318ad3bc..5ad1ff7c3ce9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ static irqreturn_t txgbe_misc_irq_thread_fn(int irq, void *data)
 	struct wx *wx = txgbe->wx;
 	unsigned int nhandled = 0;
 	unsigned int sub_irq;
+	u64 misc_mask;
 	u32 eicr;
 
 	eicr = txgbe->eicr;
@@ -183,7 +184,9 @@ static irqreturn_t txgbe_misc_irq_thread_fn(int irq, void *data)
 		nhandled++;
 	}
 
-	wx_intr_enable(wx, TXGBE_INTR_MISC(wx));
+	misc_mask = wx->pdev->msix_enabled ? TXGBE_INTR_MISC(wx) : BIT(0);
+	if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
+		wx_intr_enable(wx, misc_mask);
 	return (nhandled > 0 ? IRQ_HANDLED : IRQ_NONE);
 }