diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi.c b/drivers/pci/msi.c
index bf8637bc05922..1690e0e21870c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/msi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/msi.c
@@ -289,13 +289,28 @@ void __pci_write_msi_msg(struct msi_desc *entry, struct msi_msg *msg)
 		/* Don't touch the hardware now */
 	} else if (entry->msi_attrib.is_msix) {
 		void __iomem *base = pci_msix_desc_addr(entry);
+		bool unmasked = !(entry->masked & PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_CTRL_MASKBIT);
 
 		if (!base)
 			goto skip;
 
+		/*
+		 * The specification mandates that the entry is masked
+		 * when the message is modified:
+		 *
+		 * "If software changes the Address or Data value of an
+		 * entry while the entry is unmasked, the result is
+		 * undefined."
+		 */
+		if (unmasked)
+			__pci_msix_desc_mask_irq(entry, PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_CTRL_MASKBIT);
+
 		writel(msg->address_lo, base + PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_LOWER_ADDR);
 		writel(msg->address_hi, base + PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_UPPER_ADDR);
 		writel(msg->data, base + PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_DATA);
+
+		if (unmasked)
+			__pci_msix_desc_mask_irq(entry, 0);
 	} else {
 		int pos = dev->msi_cap;
 		u16 msgctl;