diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c b/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c
index a74ff45fa99c..b632947cbcdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c
@@ -272,17 +272,39 @@ static int ip101a_g_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return phy_write(phydev, IP10XX_SPEC_CTRL_STATUS, c);
 }
 
+static int ip101a_g_ack_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int err = phy_read(phydev, IP101A_G_IRQ_CONF_STATUS);
+
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ip101a_g_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	u16 val;
+	int err;
+
+	if (phydev->interrupts == PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED) {
+		err = ip101a_g_ack_interrupt(phydev);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 
-	if (phydev->interrupts == PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED)
 		/* INTR pin used: Speed/link/duplex will cause an interrupt */
 		val = IP101A_G_IRQ_PIN_USED;
-	else
+		err = phy_write(phydev, IP101A_G_IRQ_CONF_STATUS, val);
+	} else {
 		val = IP101A_G_IRQ_ALL_MASK;
+		err = phy_write(phydev, IP101A_G_IRQ_CONF_STATUS, val);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 
-	return phy_write(phydev, IP101A_G_IRQ_CONF_STATUS, val);
+		err = ip101a_g_ack_interrupt(phydev);
+	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t ip101a_g_handle_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
@@ -305,15 +327,6 @@ static irqreturn_t ip101a_g_handle_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int ip101a_g_ack_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	int err = phy_read(phydev, IP101A_G_IRQ_CONF_STATUS);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct phy_driver icplus_driver[] = {
 {
 	.phy_id		= 0x02430d80,
@@ -340,7 +353,6 @@ static struct phy_driver icplus_driver[] = {
 	/* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */
 	.probe		= ip101a_g_probe,
 	.config_intr	= ip101a_g_config_intr,
-	.ack_interrupt	= ip101a_g_ack_interrupt,
 	.handle_interrupt = ip101a_g_handle_interrupt,
 	.config_init	= &ip101a_g_config_init,
 	.suspend	= genphy_suspend,