diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index 46e1697d9cfd..ae4e6f9375c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -3536,7 +3536,10 @@ static void nv_do_nic_poll(unsigned long data)
 	pci_push(base);
 
 	if (!using_multi_irqs(dev)) {
-		nv_nic_irq(0, dev);
+		if (np->desc_ver == DESC_VER_3)
+			nv_nic_irq_optimized(0, dev);
+		else
+			nv_nic_irq(0, dev);
 		if (np->msi_flags & NV_MSI_X_ENABLED)
 			enable_irq_lockdep(np->msi_x_entry[NV_MSI_X_VECTOR_ALL].vector);
 		else