diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index 46b0372dd032695394b742c17951ca1e25c7ca0a..97c146e7698a61c19e4a5065be9a9e29659b1082 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ irqreturn_t qlcnic_83xx_clear_legacy_intr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	wmb();
 
 	/* clear the interrupt trigger control register */
-	writel(0, adapter->isr_int_vec);
+	writel_relaxed(0, adapter->isr_int_vec);
 	intr_val = readl(adapter->isr_int_vec);
 	do {
 		intr_val = readl(adapter->tgt_status_reg);