uint32_t        enable_lip_full_login   :1;
                uint32_t        enable_target_reset     :1;
                uint32_t        enable_led_scheme       :1;
+               uint32_t        inta_enabled            :1;
                uint32_t        msi_enabled             :1;
                uint32_t        msix_enabled            :1;
                uint32_t        disable_serdes          :1;
 
 skip_msix:
        ret = request_irq(ha->pdev->irq, ha->isp_ops.intr_handler,
            IRQF_DISABLED|IRQF_SHARED, QLA2XXX_DRIVER_NAME, ha);
-       if (ret) {
+       if (!ret) {
+               ha->flags.inta_enabled = 1;
+               ha->host->irq = ha->pdev->irq;
+       } else {
                qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
                    "Failed to reserve interrupt %d already in use.\n",
                    ha->pdev->irq);
        }
-       ha->host->irq = ha->pdev->irq;
 
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (ha->flags.msix_enabled)
                qla24xx_disable_msix(ha);
-       else if (ha->host->irq)
+       else if (ha->flags.inta_enabled)
                free_irq(ha->host->irq, ha);
 }