diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 71592ed2e6869c7fc5db1dcb29b251d1513f1f70..3e53ca7234354ce7ee785175558770b87ca147bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -3439,13 +3439,18 @@ static int e1000_test_msi(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 
 	/* disable SERR in case the MSI write causes a master abort */
 	pci_read_config_word(adapter->pdev, PCI_COMMAND, &pci_cmd);
-	pci_write_config_word(adapter->pdev, PCI_COMMAND,
-			      pci_cmd & ~PCI_COMMAND_SERR);
+	if (pci_cmd & PCI_COMMAND_SERR)
+		pci_write_config_word(adapter->pdev, PCI_COMMAND,
+				      pci_cmd & ~PCI_COMMAND_SERR);
 
 	err = e1000_test_msi_interrupt(adapter);
 
-	/* restore previous setting of command word */
-	pci_write_config_word(adapter->pdev, PCI_COMMAND, pci_cmd);
+	/* re-enable SERR */
+	if (pci_cmd & PCI_COMMAND_SERR) {
+		pci_read_config_word(adapter->pdev, PCI_COMMAND, &pci_cmd);
+		pci_cmd |= PCI_COMMAND_SERR;
+		pci_write_config_word(adapter->pdev, PCI_COMMAND, pci_cmd);
+	}
 
 	/* success ! */
 	if (!err)