diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
index 52ceda6306a3..f1ee5584e8fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ static int idpf_vport_open(struct idpf_vport *vport, bool alloc_res)
 	}
 
 	idpf_rx_init_buf_tail(vport);
+	idpf_vport_intr_ena(vport);
 
 	err = idpf_send_config_queues_msg(vport);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
index 285da2177ee4..b023704bbbda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
@@ -3746,9 +3746,9 @@ static void idpf_vport_intr_ena_irq_all(struct idpf_vport *vport)
  */
 void idpf_vport_intr_deinit(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 {
+	idpf_vport_intr_dis_irq_all(vport);
 	idpf_vport_intr_napi_dis_all(vport);
 	idpf_vport_intr_napi_del_all(vport);
-	idpf_vport_intr_dis_irq_all(vport);
 	idpf_vport_intr_rel_irq(vport);
 }
 
@@ -4179,7 +4179,6 @@ int idpf_vport_intr_init(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 
 	idpf_vport_intr_map_vector_to_qs(vport);
 	idpf_vport_intr_napi_add_all(vport);
-	idpf_vport_intr_napi_ena_all(vport);
 
 	err = vport->adapter->dev_ops.reg_ops.intr_reg_init(vport);
 	if (err)
@@ -4193,17 +4192,20 @@ int idpf_vport_intr_init(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 	if (err)
 		goto unroll_vectors_alloc;
 
-	idpf_vport_intr_ena_irq_all(vport);
-
 	return 0;
 
 unroll_vectors_alloc:
-	idpf_vport_intr_napi_dis_all(vport);
 	idpf_vport_intr_napi_del_all(vport);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
+void idpf_vport_intr_ena(struct idpf_vport *vport)
+{
+	idpf_vport_intr_napi_ena_all(vport);
+	idpf_vport_intr_ena_irq_all(vport);
+}
+
 /**
  * idpf_config_rss - Send virtchnl messages to configure RSS
  * @vport: virtual port
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
index 3d046b81e507..551391e20464 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ int idpf_vport_intr_alloc(struct idpf_vport *vport);
 void idpf_vport_intr_update_itr_ena_irq(struct idpf_q_vector *q_vector);
 void idpf_vport_intr_deinit(struct idpf_vport *vport);
 int idpf_vport_intr_init(struct idpf_vport *vport);
+void idpf_vport_intr_ena(struct idpf_vport *vport);
 enum pkt_hash_types idpf_ptype_to_htype(const struct idpf_rx_ptype_decoded *decoded);
 int idpf_config_rss(struct idpf_vport *vport);
 int idpf_init_rss(struct idpf_vport *vport);