return;
 
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&adapter->mbx_poll_work, qlcnic_83xx_mbx_poll_work);
+       queue_delayed_work(adapter->qlcnic_wq, &adapter->mbx_poll_work, 0);
 }
 
 void qlcnic_83xx_disable_mbx_poll(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 
        if (adapter->ahw->diag_test == QLCNIC_LOOPBACK_TEST) {
                /* disable and free mailbox interrupt */
-               if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
+               if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED)) {
+                       qlcnic_83xx_enable_mbx_poll(adapter);
                        qlcnic_83xx_free_mbx_intr(adapter);
+               }
                adapter->ahw->loopback_state = 0;
                adapter->ahw->hw_ops->setup_link_event(adapter, 1);
        }
                for (ring = 0; ring < adapter->max_sds_rings; ring++) {
                        sds_ring = &adapter->recv_ctx->sds_rings[ring];
                        qlcnic_83xx_disable_intr(adapter, sds_ring);
+                       if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
+                               qlcnic_83xx_enable_mbx_poll(adapter);
                }
        }
 
        if (adapter->ahw->diag_test == QLCNIC_LOOPBACK_TEST) {
                if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED)) {
                        err = qlcnic_83xx_setup_mbx_intr(adapter);
+                       qlcnic_83xx_disable_mbx_poll(adapter);
                        if (err) {
                                dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
                                        "%s: failed to setup mbx interrupt\n",
 
        if (netif_running(netdev))
                __qlcnic_up(adapter, netdev);
+
+       if (adapter->ahw->diag_test == QLCNIC_INTERRUPT_TEST &&
+           !(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
+               qlcnic_83xx_disable_mbx_poll(adapter);
 out:
        netif_device_attach(netdev);
 }
        /* Poll for link up event before running traffic */
        do {
                msleep(QLC_83XX_LB_MSLEEP_COUNT);
-               if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
-                       qlcnic_83xx_process_aen(adapter);
 
                if (test_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state)) {
                        netdev_info(netdev,
        /* Wait for Link and IDC Completion AEN */
        do {
                msleep(QLC_83XX_LB_MSLEEP_COUNT);
-               if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
-                       qlcnic_83xx_process_aen(adapter);
 
                if (test_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state)) {
                        netdev_info(netdev,
        /* Wait for Link and IDC Completion AEN */
        do {
                msleep(QLC_83XX_LB_MSLEEP_COUNT);
-               if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
-                       qlcnic_83xx_process_aen(adapter);
 
                if (test_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state)) {
                        netdev_info(netdev,