diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
index 4851fc0a3ae5..0251566b66af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "aq_vec.h"
 #include "aq_hw.h"
 #include "aq_pci_func.h"
+#include "aq_main.h"
 
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ void aq_nic_cfg_start(struct aq_nic_s *self)
 	/*rss rings */
 	cfg->vecs = min(cfg->aq_hw_caps->vecs, AQ_CFG_VECS_DEF);
 	cfg->vecs = min(cfg->vecs, num_online_cpus());
-	cfg->vecs = min(cfg->vecs, self->irqvecs);
+	if (self->irqvecs > AQ_HW_SERVICE_IRQS)
+		cfg->vecs = min(cfg->vecs, self->irqvecs - AQ_HW_SERVICE_IRQS);
 	/* cfg->vecs should be power of 2 for RSS */
 	if (cfg->vecs >= 8U)
 		cfg->vecs = 8U;
@@ -116,6 +118,15 @@ void aq_nic_cfg_start(struct aq_nic_s *self)
 		cfg->vecs = 1U;
 	}
 
+	/* Check if we have enough vectors allocated for
+	 * link status IRQ. If no - we'll know link state from
+	 * slower service task.
+	 */
+	if (AQ_HW_SERVICE_IRQS > 0 && cfg->vecs + 1 <= self->irqvecs)
+		cfg->link_irq_vec = cfg->vecs;
+	else
+		cfg->link_irq_vec = 0;
+
 	cfg->link_speed_msk &= cfg->aq_hw_caps->link_speed_msk;
 	cfg->features = cfg->aq_hw_caps->hw_features;
 }
@@ -178,7 +189,6 @@ static irqreturn_t aq_linkstate_threaded_isr(int irq, void *private)
 static void aq_nic_service_timer_cb(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct aq_nic_s *self = from_timer(self, t, service_timer);
-	int ctimer = AQ_CFG_SERVICE_TIMER_INTERVAL;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (aq_utils_obj_test(&self->flags, AQ_NIC_FLAGS_IS_NOT_READY))
@@ -193,12 +203,8 @@ static void aq_nic_service_timer_cb(struct timer_list *t)
 
 	aq_nic_update_ndev_stats(self);
 
-	/* If no link - use faster timer rate to detect link up asap */
-	if (!netif_carrier_ok(self->ndev))
-		ctimer = max(ctimer / 2, 1);
-
 err_exit:
-	mod_timer(&self->service_timer, jiffies + ctimer);
+	mod_timer(&self->service_timer, jiffies + AQ_CFG_SERVICE_TIMER_INTERVAL);
 }
 
 static void aq_nic_polling_timer_cb(struct timer_list *t)
@@ -359,13 +365,25 @@ int aq_nic_start(struct aq_nic_s *self)
 	} else {
 		for (i = 0U, aq_vec = self->aq_vec[0];
 			self->aq_vecs > i; ++i, aq_vec = self->aq_vec[i]) {
-			err = aq_pci_func_alloc_irq(self, i,
-						    self->ndev->name, aq_vec,
+			err = aq_pci_func_alloc_irq(self, i, self->ndev->name,
+						    aq_vec_isr, aq_vec,
 						    aq_vec_get_affinity_mask(aq_vec));
 			if (err < 0)
 				goto err_exit;
 		}
 
+		if (self->aq_nic_cfg.link_irq_vec) {
+			int irqvec = pci_irq_vector(self->pdev,
+						   self->aq_nic_cfg.link_irq_vec);
+			err = request_threaded_irq(irqvec, NULL,
+						   aq_linkstate_threaded_isr,
+						   IRQF_SHARED,
+						   self->ndev->name, self);
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto err_exit;
+			self->msix_entry_mask |= (1 << self->aq_nic_cfg.link_irq_vec);
+		}
+
 		err = self->aq_hw_ops->hw_irq_enable(self->aq_hw,
 						     AQ_CFG_IRQ_MASK);
 		if (err < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
index eec49e6e95ab..4f373ea8b693 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
@@ -140,26 +140,27 @@ err_exit:
 }
 
 int aq_pci_func_alloc_irq(struct aq_nic_s *self, unsigned int i,
-			  char *name, void *aq_vec, cpumask_t *affinity_mask)
+			  char *name, irq_handler_t irq_handler,
+			  void *irq_arg, cpumask_t *affinity_mask)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = self->pdev;
 	int err;
 
 	if (pdev->msix_enabled || pdev->msi_enabled)
-		err = request_irq(pci_irq_vector(pdev, i), aq_vec_isr, 0,
-				  name, aq_vec);
+		err = request_irq(pci_irq_vector(pdev, i), irq_handler, 0,
+				  name, irq_arg);
 	else
 		err = request_irq(pci_irq_vector(pdev, i), aq_vec_isr_legacy,
-				  IRQF_SHARED, name, aq_vec);
+				  IRQF_SHARED, name, irq_arg);
 
 	if (err >= 0) {
 		self->msix_entry_mask |= (1 << i);
-		self->aq_vec[i] = aq_vec;
 
-		if (pdev->msix_enabled)
+		if (pdev->msix_enabled && affinity_mask)
 			irq_set_affinity_hint(pci_irq_vector(pdev, i),
 					      affinity_mask);
 	}
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -167,16 +168,22 @@ void aq_pci_func_free_irqs(struct aq_nic_s *self)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = self->pdev;
 	unsigned int i;
+	void *irq_data;
 
 	for (i = 32U; i--;) {
 		if (!((1U << i) & self->msix_entry_mask))
 			continue;
-		if (i >= AQ_CFG_VECS_MAX)
+		if (self->aq_nic_cfg.link_irq_vec &&
+		    i == self->aq_nic_cfg.link_irq_vec)
+			irq_data = self;
+		else if (i < AQ_CFG_VECS_MAX)
+			irq_data = self->aq_vec[i];
+		else
 			continue;
 
 		if (pdev->msix_enabled)
 			irq_set_affinity_hint(pci_irq_vector(pdev, i), NULL);
-		free_irq(pci_irq_vector(pdev, i), self->aq_vec[i]);
+		free_irq(pci_irq_vector(pdev, i), irq_data);
 		self->msix_entry_mask &= ~(1U << i);
 	}
 }
@@ -269,6 +276,7 @@ static int aq_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	numvecs = min((u8)AQ_CFG_VECS_DEF,
 		      aq_nic_get_cfg(self)->aq_hw_caps->msix_irqs);
 	numvecs = min(numvecs, num_online_cpus());
+	numvecs += AQ_HW_SERVICE_IRQS;
 	/*enable interrupts */
 #if !AQ_CFG_FORCE_LEGACY_INT
 	err = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(self->pdev, 1, numvecs,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.h
index 799c5e0d653b..670f9a940d65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ struct aq_board_revision_s {
 
 int aq_pci_func_init(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 int aq_pci_func_alloc_irq(struct aq_nic_s *self, unsigned int i,
-			  char *name, void *aq_vec,
-			  cpumask_t *affinity_mask);
+			  char *name, irq_handler_t irq_handler,
+			  void *irq_arg, cpumask_t *affinity_mask);
 void aq_pci_func_free_irqs(struct aq_nic_s *self);
 unsigned int aq_pci_func_get_irq_type(struct aq_nic_s *self);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c
index 7e95804e2180..d54566bab0e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c
@@ -443,6 +443,11 @@ static int hw_atl_b0_hw_init(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
 				   ((HW_ATL_B0_ERR_INT << 0x18) | (1U << 0x1F)) |
 			    ((HW_ATL_B0_ERR_INT << 0x10) | (1U << 0x17)), 0U);
 
+	/* Enable link interrupt */
+	if (aq_nic_cfg->link_irq_vec)
+		hw_atl_reg_gen_irq_map_set(self, BIT(7) |
+					   aq_nic_cfg->link_irq_vec, 3U);
+
 	hw_atl_b0_hw_offload_set(self, aq_nic_cfg);
 
 err_exit: