diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
index 95db6b7e3aab0718ea707e11f92e95c829f14d14..c6f146cf266de6bc329e5f7f02b4a083528cbf3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static irqreturn_t nicvf_intr_handler(int irq, void *cq_irq)
 	nicvf_disable_intr(nic, NICVF_INTR_CQ, qidx);
 
 	/* Schedule NAPI */
-	napi_schedule(&cq_poll->napi);
+	napi_schedule_irqoff(&cq_poll->napi);
 
 	/* Clear interrupt */
 	nicvf_clear_intr(nic, NICVF_INTR_CQ, qidx);