diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
index 14c00048bbec66bf85a3d3ef8127e8fa5f2363bf..82322b1c8411b80ff9d15f8c8022a3095f69c4d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
@@ -129,14 +129,15 @@ int mlx4_en_activate_cq(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, struct mlx4_en_cq *cq,
 						  name);
 				}
 
-				cq->irq_desc =
-					irq_to_desc(mlx4_eq_get_irq(mdev->dev,
-								    cq->vector));
 			}
 		} else {
 			cq->vector = (cq->ring + 1 + priv->port) %
 				mdev->dev->caps.num_comp_vectors;
 		}
+
+		cq->irq_desc =
+			irq_to_desc(mlx4_eq_get_irq(mdev->dev,
+						    cq->vector));
 	} else {
 		/* For TX we use the same irq per
 		ring we assigned for the RX    */