diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 25087e21a051..827c082c4356 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -4122,6 +4122,7 @@ static void i40e_vsi_map_rings_to_vectors(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		num_ringpairs = DIV_ROUND_UP(qp_remaining, q_vectors - v_start);
 
 		q_vector->num_ringpairs = num_ringpairs;
+		q_vector->reg_idx = q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector - 1;
 
 		q_vector->rx.count = 0;
 		q_vector->tx.count = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 8d2275830a40..e554aa6cf070 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ static void i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 		      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
 
 		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector - 1),
+		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->reg_idx),
 		     val);
 	} else {
 		val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
@@ -983,8 +983,7 @@ void i40e_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
 			  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */
 
 		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx +
-					 vsi->base_vector - 1), val);
+		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->reg_idx), val);
 	} else {
 		u32 val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_INTENA_MASK |
 			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
@@ -2311,7 +2310,6 @@ static inline void i40e_update_enable_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &vsi->back->hw;
 	bool rx = false, tx = false;
 	u32 rxval, txval;
-	int vector;
 	int idx = q_vector->v_idx;
 	int rx_itr_setting, tx_itr_setting;
 
@@ -2321,8 +2319,6 @@ static inline void i40e_update_enable_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	vector = (q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector);
-
 	/* avoid dynamic calculation if in countdown mode OR if
 	 * all dynamic is disabled
 	 */
@@ -2371,12 +2367,12 @@ static inline void i40e_update_enable_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 		 */
 		rxval |= BIT(31);
 		/* don't check _DOWN because interrupt isn't being enabled */
-		wr32(hw, INTREG(vector - 1), rxval);
+		wr32(hw, INTREG(q_vector->reg_idx), rxval);
 	}
 
 enable_int:
 	if (!test_bit(__I40E_VSI_DOWN, vsi->state))
-		wr32(hw, INTREG(vector - 1), txval);
+		wr32(hw, INTREG(q_vector->reg_idx), txval);
 
 	if (q_vector->itr_countdown)
 		q_vector->itr_countdown--;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index c7831f7f7761..357d6051281f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -369,8 +369,7 @@ static void i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	      I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
 
 	wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-	     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx +
-				  vsi->base_vector - 1), val);
+	     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->reg_idx), val);
 	q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
 }
 
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@ void i40evf_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
 		  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */;
 
 	wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-	     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector - 1),
+	     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->reg_idx),
 	     val);
 }
 
@@ -1498,12 +1497,9 @@ static inline void i40e_update_enable_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &vsi->back->hw;
 	bool rx = false, tx = false;
 	u32 rxval, txval;
-	int vector;
 	int idx = q_vector->v_idx;
 	int rx_itr_setting, tx_itr_setting;
 
-	vector = (q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector);
-
 	/* avoid dynamic calculation if in countdown mode OR if
 	 * all dynamic is disabled
 	 */
@@ -1552,12 +1548,12 @@ static inline void i40e_update_enable_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 		 */
 		rxval |= BIT(31);
 		/* don't check _DOWN because interrupt isn't being enabled */
-		wr32(hw, INTREG(vector - 1), rxval);
+		wr32(hw, INTREG(q_vector->reg_idx), rxval);
 	}
 
 enable_int:
 	if (!test_bit(__I40E_VSI_DOWN, vsi->state))
-		wr32(hw, INTREG(vector - 1), txval);
+		wr32(hw, INTREG(q_vector->reg_idx), txval);
 
 	if (q_vector->itr_countdown)
 		q_vector->itr_countdown--;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index 33c0ffcc8b13..9690c1ea019e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter;
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 	struct napi_struct napi;
-	unsigned long reg_idx;
 	struct i40e_ring_container rx;
 	struct i40e_ring_container tx;
 	u32 ring_mask;
 	u8 num_ringpairs;	/* total number of ring pairs in vector */
 #define ITR_COUNTDOWN_START 100
 	u8 itr_countdown;	/* when 0 or 1 update ITR */
-	int v_idx;	/* vector index in list */
+	u16 v_idx;		/* index in the vsi->q_vector array. */
+	u16 reg_idx;		/* register index of the interrupt */
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 15];
 	bool arm_wb_state;
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index d59bf060196b..16989ad2ca90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ static int i40evf_alloc_q_vectors(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 		q_vector->adapter = adapter;
 		q_vector->vsi = &adapter->vsi;
 		q_vector->v_idx = q_idx;
+		q_vector->reg_idx = q_idx;
 		cpumask_copy(&q_vector->affinity_mask, cpu_possible_mask);
 		netif_napi_add(adapter->netdev, &q_vector->napi,
 			       i40evf_napi_poll, NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT);