diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/Makefile b/drivers/net/enic/Makefile
index e39e476316..a101d0fe03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_enic_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 1
 
+# Experimental APIs used: rte_intr_ack
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -I$(SRCDIR)/base/
 CFLAGS += -I$(SRCDIR)
 CFLAGS += -O3
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
index c3dc3dee12..6b3b0867d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ enic_intr_handler(void *arg)
 	enic_link_update(dev);
 	_rte_eth_dev_callback_process(dev, RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC, NULL);
 	enic_log_q_error(enic);
+	/* Re-enable irq in case of INTx */
+	rte_intr_ack(&enic->pdev->intr_handle);
 }
 
 static int enic_rxq_intr_init(struct enic *enic)
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/meson.build b/drivers/net/enic/meson.build
index 9e9a567ae5..4a4d2d654d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
+# Experimental APIs used: rte_intr_ack
+cflags += ['-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API']
 sources = files(
 	'base/vnic_cq.c',
 	'base/vnic_dev.c',