ixgb_up(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
-       int err;
+       int err, irq_flags = IRQF_SHARED;
        int max_frame = netdev->mtu + ENET_HEADER_SIZE + ENET_FCS_LENGTH;
        struct ixgb_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
        /* disable interrupts and get the hardware into a known state */
        IXGB_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, IMC, 0xffffffff);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MSI
-       {
-       boolean_t pcix = (IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, STATUS) & 
-                                                 IXGB_STATUS_PCIX_MODE) ? TRUE : FALSE;
-       adapter->have_msi = TRUE;
-
-       if (!pcix)
-          adapter->have_msi = FALSE;
-       else if((err = pci_enable_msi(adapter->pdev))) {
-               DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR,
-                "Unable to allocate MSI interrupt Error: %d\n", err);
-               adapter->have_msi = FALSE;
+       /* only enable MSI if bus is in PCI-X mode */
+       if (IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, STATUS) & IXGB_STATUS_PCIX_MODE) {
+               err = pci_enable_msi(adapter->pdev);
+               if (!err) {
+                       adapter->have_msi = 1;
+                       irq_flags = 0;
+               }
                /* proceed to try to request regular interrupt */
        }
-       }
 
-#endif
-       if((err = request_irq(adapter->pdev->irq, &ixgb_intr,
-                                 IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM,
-                                 netdev->name, netdev))) {
+       err = request_irq(adapter->pdev->irq, &ixgb_intr, irq_flags,
+                         netdev->name, netdev);
+       if (err) {
+               if (adapter->have_msi)
+                       pci_disable_msi(adapter->pdev);
                DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR,
                 "Unable to allocate interrupt Error: %d\n", err);
                return err;
 
        ixgb_irq_disable(adapter);
        free_irq(adapter->pdev->irq, netdev);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MSI
-       if(adapter->have_msi == TRUE)
+
+       if (adapter->have_msi)
                pci_disable_msi(adapter->pdev);
 
-#endif
        if(kill_watchdog)
                del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IXGB_NAPI