diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
index df6d35d41b976a..d7fa27a86de06d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
@@ -9058,6 +9058,8 @@ static void niu_try_msix(struct niu *np, u8 *ldg_num_map)
 		msi_vec[i].entry = i;
 	}
 
+	pdev->dev_flags |= PCI_DEV_FLAGS_MSIX_TOUCH_ENTRY_DATA_FIRST;
+
 	num_irqs = pci_enable_msix_range(pdev, msi_vec, 1, num_irqs);
 	if (num_irqs < 0) {
 		np->flags &= ~NIU_FLAGS_MSIX;