diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/national.c b/drivers/net/phy/national.c
index 8c71fd66b0b110037341bb1a695ce093e4b6b4af..5a8c8eb1858262571c4022a5469aeb20d346ae9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/national.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/national.c
@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@ static void ns_exp_write(struct phy_device *phydev, u16 reg, u8 data)
 	phy_write(phydev, NS_EXP_MEM_DATA, data);
 }
 
-static int ns_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	if (phydev->interrupts == PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED)
-		err = phy_write(phydev, DP83865_INT_MASK,
-				DP83865_INT_MASK_DEFAULT);
-	else
-		err = phy_write(phydev, DP83865_INT_MASK, 0);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int ns_ack_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int ret = phy_read(phydev, DP83865_INT_STATUS);
@@ -110,6 +97,28 @@ static irqreturn_t ns_handle_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static int ns_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (phydev->interrupts == PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED) {
+		err = ns_ack_interrupt(phydev);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		err = phy_write(phydev, DP83865_INT_MASK,
+				DP83865_INT_MASK_DEFAULT);
+	} else {
+		err = phy_write(phydev, DP83865_INT_MASK, 0);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		err = ns_ack_interrupt(phydev);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static void ns_giga_speed_fallback(struct phy_device *phydev, int mode)
 {
 	int bmcr = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
@@ -154,7 +163,6 @@ static struct phy_driver dp83865_driver[] = { {
 	.name = "NatSemi DP83865",
 	/* PHY_GBIT_FEATURES */
 	.config_init = ns_config_init,
-	.ack_interrupt = ns_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr = ns_config_intr,
 	.handle_interrupt = ns_handle_interrupt,
 } };