diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index adb0f9b01bb1e..4f05cddc65cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -3468,9 +3468,12 @@ static int ionic_lif_adminq_init(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 
 	napi_enable(&qcq->napi);
 
-	if (qcq->flags & IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR)
+	if (qcq->flags & IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR) {
+		irq_set_affinity_hint(qcq->intr.vector,
+				      &qcq->intr.affinity_mask);
 		ionic_intr_mask(idev->intr_ctrl, qcq->intr.index,
 				IONIC_INTR_MASK_CLEAR);
+	}
 
 	qcq->flags |= IONIC_QCQ_F_INITED;