diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 05df20e..d06cb74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -335,8 +335,10 @@
 
 	/* Disable interrupts and wait for ISRs to complete */
 	efx_nic_disable_interrupts(efx);
-	if (efx->legacy_irq)
+	if (efx->legacy_irq) {
 		synchronize_irq(efx->legacy_irq);
+		efx->legacy_irq_enabled = false;
+	}
 	if (channel->irq)
 		synchronize_irq(channel->irq);
 
@@ -351,6 +353,8 @@
 	efx_channel_processed(channel);
 
 	napi_enable(&channel->napi_str);
+	if (efx->legacy_irq)
+		efx->legacy_irq_enabled = true;
 	efx_nic_enable_interrupts(efx);
 }
 
@@ -1400,6 +1404,8 @@
 		efx_start_channel(channel);
 	}
 
+	if (efx->legacy_irq)
+		efx->legacy_irq_enabled = true;
 	efx_nic_enable_interrupts(efx);
 
 	/* Switch to event based MCDI completions after enabling interrupts.
@@ -1460,8 +1466,10 @@
 
 	/* Disable interrupts and wait for ISR to complete */
 	efx_nic_disable_interrupts(efx);
-	if (efx->legacy_irq)
+	if (efx->legacy_irq) {
 		synchronize_irq(efx->legacy_irq);
+		efx->legacy_irq_enabled = false;
+	}
 	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		if (channel->irq)
 			synchronize_irq(channel->irq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
index 0a7e26d..b137c88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@
  * @pci_dev: The PCI device
  * @type: Controller type attributes
  * @legacy_irq: IRQ number
+ * @legacy_irq_enabled: Are IRQs enabled on NIC (INT_EN_KER register)?
  * @workqueue: Workqueue for port reconfigures and the HW monitor.
  *	Work items do not hold and must not acquire RTNL.
  * @workqueue_name: Name of workqueue
@@ -709,6 +710,7 @@
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev;
 	const struct efx_nic_type *type;
 	int legacy_irq;
+	bool legacy_irq_enabled;
 	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
 	char workqueue_name[16];
 	struct work_struct reset_work;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c b/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c
index 41c36b9..67cb0c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c
@@ -1418,6 +1418,12 @@
 	u32 queues;
 	int syserr;
 
+	/* Could this be ours?  If interrupts are disabled then the
+	 * channel state may not be valid.
+	 */
+	if (!efx->legacy_irq_enabled)
+		return result;
+
 	/* Read the ISR which also ACKs the interrupts */
 	efx_readd(efx, &reg, FR_BZ_INT_ISR0);
 	queues = EFX_EXTRACT_DWORD(reg, 0, 31);