diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 8f310e5..821987d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 	q_vector->rx.target_itr = ITR_TO_REG(rx_ring->itr_setting);
 	q_vector->ring_mask |= BIT(r_idx);
 	wr32(hw, IAVF_VFINT_ITRN1(IAVF_RX_ITR, q_vector->reg_idx),
-	     q_vector->rx.current_itr);
+	     q_vector->rx.current_itr >> 1);
 	q_vector->rx.current_itr = q_vector->rx.target_itr;
 }
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 	q_vector->tx.target_itr = ITR_TO_REG(tx_ring->itr_setting);
 	q_vector->num_ringpairs++;
 	wr32(hw, IAVF_VFINT_ITRN1(IAVF_TX_ITR, q_vector->reg_idx),
-	     q_vector->tx.target_itr);
+	     q_vector->tx.target_itr >> 1);
 	q_vector->tx.current_itr = q_vector->tx.target_itr;
 }