diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index 3a22effced5fa1a94996582b9fd13ccf151d8861..9ce539d4557e2a18d495ec2a31366cf5ebccc4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -2409,7 +2409,6 @@ struct qla_hw_data {
 		uint32_t	enable_target_reset	:1;
 		uint32_t	enable_lip_full_login	:1;
 		uint32_t	enable_led_scheme	:1;
-		uint32_t	inta_enabled		:1;
 		uint32_t	msi_enabled		:1;
 		uint32_t	msix_enabled		:1;
 		uint32_t	disable_serdes		:1;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index 1f06ddd9bdd10cdbe6526de1deaaab194a19118e..7f77898486a9014f1e4848e77648f78c5dce1c75 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -2491,14 +2491,15 @@ qla2x00_request_irqs(struct qla_hw_data *ha, struct rsp_que *rsp)
 skip_msi:
 
 	ret = request_irq(ha->pdev->irq, ha->isp_ops->intr_handler,
-	    IRQF_SHARED, QLA2XXX_DRIVER_NAME, rsp);
+	    ha->flags.msi_enabled ? 0 : IRQF_SHARED,
+	    QLA2XXX_DRIVER_NAME, rsp);
 	if (ret) {
 		qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
 		    "Failed to reserve interrupt %d already in use.\n",
 		    ha->pdev->irq);
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	ha->flags.inta_enabled = 1;
+
 clear_risc_ints:
 
 	/*