{
        struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = &adapter->q_vectors[v_idx];
        struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = &adapter->rx_rings[r_idx];
+       struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
+       struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
        rx_ring->q_vector = q_vector;
        rx_ring->next = q_vector->rx.ring;
        q_vector->rx.ring = rx_ring;
        q_vector->rx.count++;
        q_vector->rx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
+       q_vector->rx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->rx_itr_setting);
+       q_vector->ring_mask |= BIT(r_idx);
        q_vector->itr_countdown = ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
+       wr32(hw, I40E_VFINT_ITRN1(I40E_RX_ITR, v_idx - 1), q_vector->rx.itr);
 }
 
 /**
 {
        struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = &adapter->q_vectors[v_idx];
        struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = &adapter->tx_rings[t_idx];
+       struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
+       struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
        tx_ring->q_vector = q_vector;
        tx_ring->next = q_vector->tx.ring;
        q_vector->tx.ring = tx_ring;
        q_vector->tx.count++;
        q_vector->tx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
+       q_vector->tx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->tx_itr_setting);
        q_vector->itr_countdown = ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
        q_vector->num_ringpairs++;
-       q_vector->ring_mask |= BIT(t_idx);
+       wr32(hw, I40E_VFINT_ITRN1(I40E_TX_ITR, v_idx - 1), q_vector->tx.itr);
 }
 
 /**
        adapter->vsi.back = adapter;
        adapter->vsi.base_vector = 1;
        adapter->vsi.work_limit = I40E_DEFAULT_IRQ_WORK;
-       adapter->vsi.rx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC |
-                                      ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_RX_DEF));
-       adapter->vsi.tx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC |
-                                      ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_TX_DEF));
+       adapter->vsi.rx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_RX_DEF);
+       adapter->vsi.tx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_TX_DEF);
        vsi->netdev = adapter->netdev;
        vsi->qs_handle = adapter->vsi_res->qset_handle;
        if (vfres->vf_offload_flags & I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF) {