diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 064419e48f21..302c9743ef44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ i40evf_map_vector_to_rxq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, int v_idx, int r_idx)
 {
 	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = &adapter->q_vectors[v_idx];
 	struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = &adapter->rx_rings[r_idx];
+	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
 	rx_ring->q_vector = q_vector;
 	rx_ring->next = q_vector->rx.ring;
@@ -377,7 +379,10 @@ i40evf_map_vector_to_rxq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, int v_idx, int r_idx)
 	q_vector->rx.ring = rx_ring;
 	q_vector->rx.count++;
 	q_vector->rx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
+	q_vector->rx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->rx_itr_setting);
+	q_vector->ring_mask |= BIT(r_idx);
 	q_vector->itr_countdown = ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
+	wr32(hw, I40E_VFINT_ITRN1(I40E_RX_ITR, v_idx - 1), q_vector->rx.itr);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -391,6 +396,8 @@ i40evf_map_vector_to_txq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, int v_idx, int t_idx)
 {
 	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = &adapter->q_vectors[v_idx];
 	struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = &adapter->tx_rings[t_idx];
+	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
 	tx_ring->q_vector = q_vector;
 	tx_ring->next = q_vector->tx.ring;
@@ -398,9 +405,10 @@ i40evf_map_vector_to_txq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, int v_idx, int t_idx)
 	q_vector->tx.ring = tx_ring;
 	q_vector->tx.count++;
 	q_vector->tx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
+	q_vector->tx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->tx_itr_setting);
 	q_vector->itr_countdown = ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
 	q_vector->num_ringpairs++;
-	q_vector->ring_mask |= BIT(t_idx);
+	wr32(hw, I40E_VFINT_ITRN1(I40E_TX_ITR, v_idx - 1), q_vector->tx.itr);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2269,10 +2277,8 @@ int i40evf_process_config(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->vsi.back = adapter;
 	adapter->vsi.base_vector = 1;
 	adapter->vsi.work_limit = I40E_DEFAULT_IRQ_WORK;
-	adapter->vsi.rx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC |
-				       ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_RX_DEF));
-	adapter->vsi.tx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC |
-				       ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_TX_DEF));
+	adapter->vsi.rx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_RX_DEF);
+	adapter->vsi.tx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_TX_DEF);
 	vsi->netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	vsi->qs_handle = adapter->vsi_res->qset_handle;
 	if (vfres->vf_offload_flags & I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF) {