diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/davicom.c b/drivers/net/phy/davicom.c
index bfa6c835070f..a3b3842c67e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/davicom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/davicom.c
@@ -61,24 +61,40 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Andy Fleming");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 
+static int dm9161_ack_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int err = phy_read(phydev, MII_DM9161_INTR);
+
+	return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
+}
+
 #define DM9161_DELAY 1
 static int dm9161_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	int temp;
+	int temp, err;
 
 	temp = phy_read(phydev, MII_DM9161_INTR);
 
 	if (temp < 0)
 		return temp;
 
-	if (PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED == phydev->interrupts)
+	if (phydev->interrupts == PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED) {
+		err = dm9161_ack_interrupt(phydev);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		temp &= ~(MII_DM9161_INTR_STOP);
-	else
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_DM9161_INTR, temp);
+	} else {
 		temp |= MII_DM9161_INTR_STOP;
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_DM9161_INTR, temp);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 
-	temp = phy_write(phydev, MII_DM9161_INTR, temp);
+		err = dm9161_ack_interrupt(phydev);
+	}
 
-	return temp;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t dm9161_handle_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
@@ -154,13 +170,6 @@ static int dm9161_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_ANENABLE);
 }
 
-static int dm9161_ack_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	int err = phy_read(phydev, MII_DM9161_INTR);
-
-	return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
-}
-
 static struct phy_driver dm91xx_driver[] = {
 {
 	.phy_id		= 0x0181b880,
@@ -169,7 +178,6 @@ static struct phy_driver dm91xx_driver[] = {
 	/* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */
 	.config_init	= dm9161_config_init,
 	.config_aneg	= dm9161_config_aneg,
-	.ack_interrupt	= dm9161_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= dm9161_config_intr,
 	.handle_interrupt = dm9161_handle_interrupt,
 }, {
@@ -179,7 +187,6 @@ static struct phy_driver dm91xx_driver[] = {
 	/* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */
 	.config_init	= dm9161_config_init,
 	.config_aneg	= dm9161_config_aneg,
-	.ack_interrupt	= dm9161_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= dm9161_config_intr,
 	.handle_interrupt = dm9161_handle_interrupt,
 }, {
@@ -189,7 +196,6 @@ static struct phy_driver dm91xx_driver[] = {
 	/* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */
 	.config_init	= dm9161_config_init,
 	.config_aneg	= dm9161_config_aneg,
-	.ack_interrupt	= dm9161_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= dm9161_config_intr,
 	.handle_interrupt = dm9161_handle_interrupt,
 }, {
@@ -197,7 +203,6 @@ static struct phy_driver dm91xx_driver[] = {
 	.name		= "Davicom DM9131",
 	.phy_id_mask	= 0x0ffffff0,
 	/* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */
-	.ack_interrupt	= dm9161_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= dm9161_config_intr,
 	.handle_interrupt = dm9161_handle_interrupt,
 } };