diff --git a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
index b75f2ab8fc..c03776b14b 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
@@ -2609,6 +2609,11 @@ e1000e_mac_icr_read(E1000ECore *core, int index)
         core->mac[ICR] = 0;
     }
 
+    if (!msix_enabled(core->owner)) {
+        trace_e1000e_irq_icr_clear_nonmsix_icr_read();
+        core->mac[ICR] = 0;
+    }
+
     if ((core->mac[ICR] & E1000_ICR_ASSERTED) &&
         (core->mac[CTRL_EXT] & E1000_CTRL_EXT_IAME)) {
         trace_e1000e_irq_icr_clear_iame();
diff --git a/hw/net/trace-events b/hw/net/trace-events
index baf25ffa7e..852c44a2d0 100644
--- a/hw/net/trace-events
+++ b/hw/net/trace-events
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ e1000e_irq_write_ics(uint32_t val) "Adding ICR bits 0x%x"
 e1000e_irq_icr_process_iame(void) "Clearing IMS bits due to IAME"
 e1000e_irq_read_ics(uint32_t ics) "Current ICS: 0x%x"
 e1000e_irq_read_ims(uint32_t ims) "Current IMS: 0x%x"
+e1000e_irq_icr_clear_nonmsix_icr_read(void) "Clearing ICR on read due to non MSI-X int"
 e1000e_irq_icr_read_entry(uint32_t icr) "Starting ICR read. Current ICR: 0x%x"
 e1000e_irq_icr_read_exit(uint32_t icr) "Ending ICR read. Current ICR: 0x%x"
 e1000e_irq_icr_clear_zero_ims(void) "Clearing ICR on read due to zero IMS"