diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 47bd8b3145a79a9bf2e299fc303100be4bf8289c..6234136fe052315844240693a55e39c45d007e99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -789,12 +789,20 @@ void i40e_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
 		if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
 			return;
 
-		val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_WB_ON_ITR_MASK;
+		if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
+			val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
+			      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
+
+			wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+			     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx +
+						 vsi->base_vector - 1),
+			     val);
+		} else {
+			val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
+			      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
 
-		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx +
-					 vsi->base_vector - 1),
-		     val);
+			wr32(&vsi->back->hw, I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0, val);
+		}
 		q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
 	} else if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
 		u32 val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_MASK |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 7d663fb6192756e7168c22e20ba101fea02cf478..3e692352f38d7f473818838b591b3b41e855fd49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ static void i40evf_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector
 		if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
 			return;
 
-		val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_WB_ON_ITR_MASK;
+		val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
+		      I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
 
 		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
 		     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx +