diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 60b11fdeca2d..d4b0cc36afb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8983,8 +8983,8 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		    I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED;
 
 	/* Set default ITR */
-	pf->rx_itr_default = I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_RX_DEF;
-	pf->tx_itr_default = I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_TX_DEF;
+	pf->rx_itr_default = I40E_ITR_RX_DEF;
+	pf->tx_itr_default = I40E_ITR_TX_DEF;
 
 	/* Depending on PF configurations, it is possible that the RSS
 	 * maximum might end up larger than the available queues
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index a4e3e665a1a1..c3156aa3f709 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 #define I40E_ITR_8K                0x003E
 #define I40E_ITR_4K                0x007A
 #define I40E_MAX_INTRL             0x3B    /* reg uses 4 usec resolution */
-#define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            I40E_ITR_20K
-#define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            I40E_ITR_20K
+#define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            (ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_20K) | \
+				    I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC)
+#define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            (ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_20K) | \
+				    I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC)
 #define I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC           0x8000  /* use top bit as a flag */
 #define I40E_MIN_INT_RATE          250     /* ~= 1000000 / (I40E_MAX_ITR * 2) */
 #define I40E_MAX_INT_RATE          500000  /* == 1000000 / (I40E_MIN_ITR * 2) */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
index d8ca802a71a9..8f9830d7649a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 #define I40E_ITR_8K                0x003E
 #define I40E_ITR_4K                0x007A
 #define I40E_MAX_INTRL             0x3B    /* reg uses 4 usec resolution */
-#define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            I40E_ITR_20K
-#define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            I40E_ITR_20K
+#define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            (ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_20K) | \
+				    I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC)
+#define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            (ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_20K) | \
+				    I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC)
 #define I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC           0x8000  /* use top bit as a flag */
 #define I40E_MIN_INT_RATE          250     /* ~= 1000000 / (I40E_MAX_ITR * 2) */
 #define I40E_MAX_INT_RATE          500000  /* == 1000000 / (I40E_MIN_ITR * 2) */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index f62d9565c7b5..5bcbd46e2f6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ static int i40evf_alloc_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 		tx_ring->netdev = adapter->netdev;
 		tx_ring->dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
 		tx_ring->count = adapter->tx_desc_count;
-		tx_ring->tx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_TX_DEF);
+		tx_ring->tx_itr_setting = I40E_ITR_TX_DEF;
 		if (adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_WB_ON_ITR_CAPABLE)
 			tx_ring->flags |= I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR;
 
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static int i40evf_alloc_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 		rx_ring->netdev = adapter->netdev;
 		rx_ring->dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
 		rx_ring->count = adapter->rx_desc_count;
-		rx_ring->rx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_RX_DEF);
+		rx_ring->rx_itr_setting = I40E_ITR_RX_DEF;
 	}
 
 	adapter->num_active_queues = num_active_queues;