diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
index aa1945a858d5e2984aa8f70a9027e36450a3cb5f..f5a8dd7e2837e5252b404793ce5be44f4bb082ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ int efx_nic_init_interrupt(struct efx_nic *efx)
 				  efx->pci_dev->irq);
 			goto fail1;
 		}
+		efx->irqs_hooked = true;
 		return 0;
 	}