diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 6d1dd60c5c910..7dfd45e90e64e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Family Linux Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -774,37 +774,48 @@ static bool i40e_clean_tx_irq(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, int budget)
 }
 
 /**
- * i40e_force_wb - Arm hardware to do a wb on noncache aligned descriptors
+ * i40e_enable_wb_on_itr - Arm hardware to do a wb, interrupts are not enabled
  * @vsi: the VSI we care about
- * @q_vector: the vector  on which to force writeback
+ * @q_vector: the vector on which to enable writeback
  *
  **/
-void i40e_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
+static void i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
+				  struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
 	u16 flags = q_vector->tx.ring[0].flags;
+	u32 val;
 
-	if (flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR) {
-		u32 val;
+	if (!(flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR))
+		return;
 
-		if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
-			return;
+	if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
+		return;
 
-		if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
-			val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
-			      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
+	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
+		val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
+		      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),
-			     val);
-		} else {
-			val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
-			      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+		     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector - 1),
+		     val);
+	} else {
+		val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
+		      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
 
-			wr32(&vsi->back->hw, I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0, val);
-		}
-		q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
-	} else if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
+		wr32(&vsi->back->hw, I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0, val);
+	}
+	q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40e_force_wb - Issue SW Interrupt so HW does a wb
+ * @vsi: the VSI we care about
+ * @q_vector: the vector  on which to force writeback
+ *
+ **/
+void i40e_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
+{
+	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
 		u32 val = I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_MASK |
 			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
 			  I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
@@ -1946,7 +1957,7 @@ int i40e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 tx_only:
 		if (arm_wb) {
 			q_vector->tx.ring[0].tx_stats.tx_force_wb++;
-			i40e_force_wb(vsi, q_vector);
+			i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(vsi, q_vector);
 		}
 		return budget;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 4205aef2ffcae..1c62cf578e1b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Family Linux Virtual Function Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -292,40 +292,49 @@ static bool i40e_clean_tx_irq(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, int budget)
 }
 
 /**
- * i40evf_force_wb -Arm hardware to do a wb on noncache aligned descriptors
+ * i40evf_enable_wb_on_itr - Arm hardware to do a wb, interrupts are not enabled
  * @vsi: the VSI we care about
- * @q_vector: the vector  on which to force writeback
+ * @q_vector: the vector on which to enable writeback
  *
  **/
-static void i40evf_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
+static void i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
+				  struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
 {
 	u16 flags = q_vector->tx.ring[0].flags;
+	u32 val;
 
-	if (flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR) {
-		u32 val;
+	if (!(flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR))
+		return;
 
-		if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
-			return;
+	if (q_vector->arm_wb_state)
+		return;
 
-		val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
-		      I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_ITR_INDX_MASK; /* set noitr */
+	val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_WB_ON_ITR_MASK |
+	      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);
-		q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
-	} else {
-		u32 val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_INTENA_MASK |
-			  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
-			  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
-			  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK;
-			  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */
-
-		wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-		     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx +
-					  vsi->base_vector - 1), val);
-	}
+	wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+	     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx +
+				  vsi->base_vector - 1), val);
+	q_vector->arm_wb_state = true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40evf_force_wb - Issue SW Interrupt so HW does a wb
+ * @vsi: the VSI we care about
+ * @q_vector: the vector  on which to force writeback
+ *
+ **/
+void i40evf_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector)
+{
+	u32 val = I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_INTENA_MASK |
+		  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_ITR_INDX_MASK | /* set noitr */
+		  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
+		  I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK
+		  /* allow 00 to be written to the index */;
+
+	wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
+	     I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTLN1(q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector - 1),
+	     val);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1384,7 +1393,7 @@ int i40evf_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 tx_only:
 		if (arm_wb) {
 			q_vector->tx.ring[0].tx_stats.tx_force_wb++;
-			i40evf_force_wb(vsi, q_vector);
+			i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(vsi, q_vector);
 		}
 		return budget;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
index e29bb3e86cfdc..da701c56eaa22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Family Linux Virtual Function Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ int i40evf_setup_rx_descriptors(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring);
 void i40evf_free_tx_resources(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring);
 void i40evf_free_rx_resources(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring);
 int i40evf_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
+void i40evf_force_wb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector);
 u32 i40evf_get_tx_pending(struct i40e_ring *ring);
 
 /**