diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index ec4f545c491f..631e55dbbdd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -2767,14 +2767,16 @@ static irqreturn_t rtl8169_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 			rtl8169_check_link_status(dev, tp, ioaddr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_R8169_NAPI
-		RTL_W16(IntrMask, tp->intr_event & ~tp->napi_event);
-		tp->intr_mask = ~tp->napi_event;
+		if (status & tp->napi_event) {
+			RTL_W16(IntrMask, tp->intr_event & ~tp->napi_event);
+			tp->intr_mask = ~tp->napi_event;
 
-		if (likely(netif_rx_schedule_prep(dev)))
-			__netif_rx_schedule(dev);
-		else if (netif_msg_intr(tp)) {
-			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: interrupt %04x taken in poll\n",
-			       dev->name, status);
+			if (likely(netif_rx_schedule_prep(dev)))
+				__netif_rx_schedule(dev);
+			else if (netif_msg_intr(tp)) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: interrupt %04x in poll\n",
+				       dev->name, status);
+			}
 		}
 		break;
 #else