diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
index 7760fcd709b4..63cc14c060d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ static int ionic_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct ionic_identity *ident;
 	struct ionic_qcq *qcq;
 	unsigned int i;
-	u32 usecs;
 	u32 coal;
 
 	if (coalesce->rx_max_coalesced_frames ||
@@ -410,26 +409,27 @@ static int ionic_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Convert the usec request to a HW useable value.  If they asked
+	 * for non-zero and it resolved to zero, bump it up
+	 */
 	coal = ionic_coal_usec_to_hw(lif->ionic, coalesce->rx_coalesce_usecs);
+	if (!coal && coalesce->rx_coalesce_usecs)
+		coal = 1;
 
 	if (coal > IONIC_INTR_CTRL_COAL_MAX)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	/* If they asked for non-zero and it resolved to zero, bump it up */
-	if (!coal && coalesce->rx_coalesce_usecs)
-		coal = 1;
-
-	/* Convert it back to get device resolution */
-	usecs = ionic_coal_hw_to_usec(lif->ionic, coal);
-
-	if (usecs != lif->rx_coalesce_usecs) {
-		lif->rx_coalesce_usecs = usecs;
+	/* Save the new value */
+	lif->rx_coalesce_usecs = coalesce->rx_coalesce_usecs;
+	if (coal != lif->rx_coalesce_hw) {
+		lif->rx_coalesce_hw = coal;
 
 		if (test_bit(IONIC_LIF_UP, lif->state)) {
 			for (i = 0; i < lif->nxqs; i++) {
 				qcq = lif->rxqcqs[i].qcq;
 				ionic_intr_coal_init(lif->ionic->idev.intr_ctrl,
-						     qcq->intr.index, coal);
+						     qcq->intr.index,
+						     lif->rx_coalesce_hw);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index 4d5883a7e586..372329389c84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,6 @@ static int ionic_txrx_alloc(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 	unsigned int flags;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err = 0;
-	u32 coal;
 
 	flags = IONIC_QCQ_F_TX_STATS | IONIC_QCQ_F_SG;
 	for (i = 0; i < lif->nxqs; i++) {
@@ -1447,7 +1446,6 @@ static int ionic_txrx_alloc(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 	}
 
 	flags = IONIC_QCQ_F_RX_STATS | IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR;
-	coal = ionic_coal_usec_to_hw(lif->ionic, lif->rx_coalesce_usecs);
 	for (i = 0; i < lif->nxqs; i++) {
 		err = ionic_qcq_alloc(lif, IONIC_QTYPE_RXQ, i, "rx", flags,
 				      lif->nrxq_descs,
@@ -1460,7 +1458,8 @@ static int ionic_txrx_alloc(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 		lif->rxqcqs[i].qcq->stats = lif->rxqcqs[i].stats;
 
 		ionic_intr_coal_init(lif->ionic->idev.intr_ctrl,
-				     lif->rxqcqs[i].qcq->intr.index, coal);
+				     lif->rxqcqs[i].qcq->intr.index,
+				     lif->rx_coalesce_hw);
 		ionic_link_qcq_interrupts(lif->rxqcqs[i].qcq,
 					  lif->txqcqs[i].qcq);
 	}
@@ -1640,7 +1639,6 @@ static struct ionic_lif *ionic_lif_alloc(struct ionic *ionic, unsigned int index
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct ionic_lif *lif;
 	int tbl_sz;
-	u32 coal;
 	int err;
 
 	netdev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(*lif),
@@ -1671,8 +1669,9 @@ static struct ionic_lif *ionic_lif_alloc(struct ionic *ionic, unsigned int index
 	lif->nrxq_descs = IONIC_DEF_TXRX_DESC;
 
 	/* Convert the default coalesce value to actual hw resolution */
-	coal = ionic_coal_usec_to_hw(lif->ionic, IONIC_ITR_COAL_USEC_DEFAULT);
-	lif->rx_coalesce_usecs = ionic_coal_hw_to_usec(lif->ionic, coal);
+	lif->rx_coalesce_usecs = IONIC_ITR_COAL_USEC_DEFAULT;
+	lif->rx_coalesce_hw = ionic_coal_hw_to_usec(lif->ionic,
+						    lif->rx_coalesce_usecs);
 
 	snprintf(lif->name, sizeof(lif->name), "lif%u", index);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h
index b74f7e9ee82d..cf243a9d0168 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ struct ionic_lif {
 	unsigned long *dbid_inuse;
 	unsigned int dbid_count;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
-	u32 rx_coalesce_usecs;
+	u32 rx_coalesce_usecs;		/* what the user asked for */
+	u32 rx_coalesce_hw;		/* what the hw is using */
+
 	u32 flags;
 	struct work_struct tx_timeout_work;
 };