diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
index 1822f2ad8f0d..2ac1b1b96e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
@@ -111,10 +111,8 @@ qcaspi_info_show(struct seq_file *s, void *what)
 
 	seq_printf(s, "IRQ              : %d\n",
 		   qca->spi_dev->irq);
-	seq_printf(s, "INTR REQ         : %u\n",
-		   qca->intr_req);
-	seq_printf(s, "INTR SVC         : %u\n",
-		   qca->intr_svc);
+	seq_printf(s, "INTR             : %lx\n",
+		   qca->intr);
 
 	seq_printf(s, "SPI max speed    : %lu\n",
 		   (unsigned long)qca->spi_dev->max_speed_hz);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index 5f3c11fb3fa2..b697a9e6face 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
 #define MAX_DMA_BURST_LEN 5000
 
+#define SPI_INTR 0
+
 /*   Modules parameters     */
 #define QCASPI_CLK_SPEED_MIN 1000000
 #define QCASPI_CLK_SPEED_MAX 16000000
@@ -592,14 +594,14 @@ qcaspi_spi_thread(void *data)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if ((qca->intr_req == qca->intr_svc) &&
+		if (!test_bit(SPI_INTR, &qca->intr) &&
 		    !qca->txr.skb[qca->txr.head])
 			schedule();
 
 		set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
-		netdev_dbg(qca->net_dev, "have work to do. int: %d, tx_skb: %p\n",
-			   qca->intr_req - qca->intr_svc,
+		netdev_dbg(qca->net_dev, "have work to do. int: %lu, tx_skb: %p\n",
+			   qca->intr,
 			   qca->txr.skb[qca->txr.head]);
 
 		qcaspi_qca7k_sync(qca, QCASPI_EVENT_UPDATE);
@@ -613,8 +615,7 @@ qcaspi_spi_thread(void *data)
 			msleep(QCASPI_QCA7K_REBOOT_TIME_MS);
 		}
 
-		if (qca->intr_svc != qca->intr_req) {
-			qca->intr_svc = qca->intr_req;
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(SPI_INTR, &qca->intr)) {
 			start_spi_intr_handling(qca, &intr_cause);
 
 			if (intr_cause & SPI_INT_CPU_ON) {
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ qcaspi_intr_handler(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct qcaspi *qca = data;
 
-	qca->intr_req++;
+	set_bit(SPI_INTR, &qca->intr);
 	if (qca->spi_thread)
 		wake_up_process(qca->spi_thread);
 
@@ -692,8 +693,7 @@ qcaspi_netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!qca)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	qca->intr_req = 1;
-	qca->intr_svc = 0;
+	set_bit(SPI_INTR, &qca->intr);
 	qca->sync = QCASPI_SYNC_UNKNOWN;
 	qcafrm_fsm_init_spi(&qca->frm_handle);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
index 3067356106f0..58ad910068d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ struct qcaspi {
 	struct qcafrm_handle frm_handle;
 	struct sk_buff *rx_skb;
 
-	unsigned int intr_req;
-	unsigned int intr_svc;
+	unsigned long intr;
 	u16 reset_count;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS