diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 1b3b681a8b1d..b0ccd3c2eec6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -3449,7 +3449,7 @@ static void i40e_irq_affinity_notify(struct irq_affinity_notify *notify,
 	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector =
 		container_of(notify, struct i40e_q_vector, affinity_notify);
 
-	q_vector->affinity_mask = *mask;
+	cpumask_copy(&q_vector->affinity_mask, mask);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 4dccb67e9268..0d87191b6bac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void i40evf_irq_affinity_notify(struct irq_affinity_notify *notify,
 	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector =
 		container_of(notify, struct i40e_q_vector, affinity_notify);
 
-	q_vector->affinity_mask = *mask;
+	cpumask_copy(&q_vector->affinity_mask, mask);
 }
 
 /**