diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index 53a1ba5e0c2c..94ae66999f59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ static const struct driver_info smsc95xx_info = {
 	.rx_fixup	= smsc95xx_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup	= smsc95xx_tx_fixup,
 	.status		= smsc95xx_status,
-	.flags		= FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
+	.flags		= FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_SEND_ZLP | FLAG_LINK_INTR,
 };
 
 static const struct usb_device_id products[] = {