diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 25ac2c00f8b3..2891faa8e384 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -9607,6 +9607,7 @@ static int ipr_probe_ioa(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		ioa_cfg->intr_flag = IPR_USE_MSI;
 	else {
 		ioa_cfg->intr_flag = IPR_USE_LSI;
+		ioa_cfg->clear_isr = 1;
 		ioa_cfg->nvectors = 1;
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Cannot enable MSI.\n");
 	}