diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 28eb033d6269750e2d43e8c6e321786e4a39a681..d768846112ca3b9986e7d3bac86323aaa01a4b9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -9812,11 +9812,10 @@ static void igb_init_dmac(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 pba)
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	u32 dmac_thr;
 	u16 hwm;
+	u32 reg;
 
 	if (hw->mac.type > e1000_82580) {
 		if (adapter->flags & IGB_FLAG_DMAC) {
-			u32 reg;
-
 			/* force threshold to 0. */
 			wr32(E1000_DMCTXTH, 0);
 
@@ -9849,7 +9848,6 @@ static void igb_init_dmac(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 pba)
 			/* Disable BMC-to-OS Watchdog Enable */
 			if (hw->mac.type != e1000_i354)
 				reg &= ~E1000_DMACR_DC_BMC2OSW_EN;
-
 			wr32(E1000_DMACR, reg);
 
 			/* no lower threshold to disable
@@ -9866,12 +9864,12 @@ static void igb_init_dmac(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 pba)
 			 */
 			wr32(E1000_DMCTXTH, (IGB_MIN_TXPBSIZE -
 			     (IGB_TX_BUF_4096 + adapter->max_frame_size)) >> 6);
+		}
 
-			/* make low power state decision controlled
-			 * by DMA coal
-			 */
+		if (hw->mac.type >= e1000_i210 ||
+		    (adapter->flags & IGB_FLAG_DMAC)) {
 			reg = rd32(E1000_PCIEMISC);
-			reg &= ~E1000_PCIEMISC_LX_DECISION;
+			reg |= E1000_PCIEMISC_LX_DECISION;
 			wr32(E1000_PCIEMISC, reg);
 		} /* endif adapter->dmac is not disabled */
 	} else if (hw->mac.type == e1000_82580) {