diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 08707402eb18689b2426703e60131f7fe0dc504d..460c37fee965306301bc22cff34cc704d3a15c67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -961,12 +961,28 @@ static irqreturn_t ixgbevf_msix_mbx(int irq, void *data)
 	eicr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VTEICS);
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VTEICR, eicr);
 
+	if (!hw->mbx.ops.check_for_ack(hw)) {
+		/*
+		 * checking for the ack clears the PFACK bit.  Place
+		 * it back in the v2p_mailbox cache so that anyone
+		 * polling for an ack will not miss it.  Also
+		 * avoid the read below because the code to read
+		 * the mailbox will also clear the ack bit.  This was
+		 * causing lost acks.  Just cache the bit and exit
+		 * the IRQ handler.
+		 */
+		hw->mbx.v2p_mailbox |= IXGBE_VFMAILBOX_PFACK;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Not an ack interrupt, go ahead and read the message */
 	hw->mbx.ops.read(hw, &msg, 1);
 
 	if ((msg & IXGBE_MBVFICR_VFREQ_MASK) == IXGBE_PF_CONTROL_MSG)
 		mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer,
 			  round_jiffies(jiffies + 1));
 
+out:
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }