diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 96bedb54701cbe6428be1428f8d99559021c7265..cdf36713f4d10f66d4c6a49aa581c35b810c8af0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -6519,9 +6519,11 @@ static void i40e_clean_adminq_subtask(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 				 opcode);
 			break;
 		}
-	} while (pending && (i++ < pf->adminq_work_limit));
+	} while (i++ < pf->adminq_work_limit);
+
+	if (i < pf->adminq_work_limit)
+		clear_bit(__I40E_ADMINQ_EVENT_PENDING, &pf->state);
 
-	clear_bit(__I40E_ADMINQ_EVENT_PENDING, &pf->state);
 	/* re-enable Admin queue interrupt cause */
 	val = rd32(hw, I40E_PFINT_ICR0_ENA);
 	val |=  I40E_PFINT_ICR0_ENA_ADMINQ_MASK;