diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
index 53b2706d65a1cb8af9098ac01c3ac0f03ad539ae..f83e5ca632ddf4a6fa4e71f9b4e4ee03a8522d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
@@ -1718,7 +1718,6 @@ int otx2_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	vec = pci_irq_vector(pf->pdev,
 			     pf->hw.nix_msixoff + NIX_LF_QINT_VEC_START);
 	otx2_write64(pf, NIX_LF_QINTX_ENA_W1C(0), BIT_ULL(0));
-	synchronize_irq(vec);
 	free_irq(vec, pf);
 err_disable_napi:
 	otx2_disable_napi(pf);
@@ -1762,7 +1761,6 @@ int otx2_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 	vec = pci_irq_vector(pf->pdev,
 			     pf->hw.nix_msixoff + NIX_LF_QINT_VEC_START);
 	otx2_write64(pf, NIX_LF_QINTX_ENA_W1C(0), BIT_ULL(0));
-	synchronize_irq(vec);
 	free_irq(vec, pf);
 
 	/* Cleanup CQ NAPI and IRQ */