diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.h
index d4567d1..5da6703 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.h
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ struct rtl_pci {
 	/* MSI support */
 	bool msi_support;
 	bool using_msi;
+	/* interrupt clear before set */
+	bool int_clear;
 };
 
 struct mp_adapter {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c
index b7f18e21..6e9418e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c
@@ -2253,11 +2253,28 @@ void rtl8821ae_set_qos(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int aci)
 	}
 }
 
+static void rtl8821ae_clear_interrupt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
+	u32 tmp = rtl_read_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HISR);
+
+	rtl_write_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HISR, tmp);
+
+	tmp = rtl_read_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HISRE);
+	rtl_write_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HISRE, tmp);
+
+	tmp = rtl_read_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HSISR);
+	rtl_write_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HSISR, tmp);
+}
+
 void rtl8821ae_enable_interrupt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	struct rtl_pci *rtlpci = rtl_pcidev(rtl_pcipriv(hw));
 
+	if (!rtlpci->int_clear)
+		rtl8821ae_clear_interrupt(hw);/*clear it here first*/
+
 	rtl_write_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HIMR, rtlpci->irq_mask[0] & 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	rtl_write_dword(rtlpriv, REG_HIMRE, rtlpci->irq_mask[1] & 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	rtlpci->irq_enabled = true;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c
index a4988121..8ee141a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ int rtl8821ae_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	rtl8821ae_bt_reg_init(hw);
 	rtlpci->msi_support = rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->msi_support;
+	rtlpci->int_clear = rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->int_clear;
 	rtlpriv->btcoexist.btc_ops = rtl_btc_get_ops_pointer();
 
 	rtlpriv->dm.dm_initialgain_enable = 1;
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ int rtl8821ae_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	rtlpriv->psc.swctrl_lps = rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->swctrl_lps;
 	rtlpriv->psc.fwctrl_lps = rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->fwctrl_lps;
 	rtlpci->msi_support = rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->msi_support;
+	rtlpci->msi_support = rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->int_clear;
 	if (rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->disable_watchdog)
 		pr_info("watchdog disabled\n");
 	rtlpriv->psc.reg_fwctrl_lps = 3;
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ static struct rtl_mod_params rtl8821ae_mod_params = {
 	.swctrl_lps = false,
 	.fwctrl_lps = true,
 	.msi_support = true,
+	.int_clear = true,
 	.debug = DBG_EMERG,
 	.disable_watchdog = 0,
 };
@@ -437,6 +440,7 @@ module_param_named(fwlps, rtl8821ae_mod_params.fwctrl_lps, bool, 0444);
 module_param_named(msi, rtl8821ae_mod_params.msi_support, bool, 0444);
 module_param_named(disable_watchdog, rtl8821ae_mod_params.disable_watchdog,
 		   bool, 0444);
+module_param_named(int_clear, rtl8821ae_mod_params.int_clear, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(swenc, "Set to 1 for software crypto (default 0)\n");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ips, "Set to 0 to not use link power save (default 1)\n");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(swlps, "Set to 1 to use SW control power save (default 0)\n");
@@ -444,6 +448,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(fwlps, "Set to 1 to use FW control power save (default 1)\n");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(msi, "Set to 1 to use MSI interrupts mode (default 1)\n");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Set debug level (0-5) (default 0)");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_watchdog, "Set to 1 to disable the watchdog (default 0)\n");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(int_clear, "Set to 1 to disable interrupt clear before set (default 0)\n");
 
 static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(rtlwifi_pm_ops, rtl_pci_suspend, rtl_pci_resume);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/wifi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/wifi.h
index b90ca61..4544752 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/wifi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/wifi.h
@@ -2249,6 +2249,9 @@ struct rtl_mod_params {
 
 	/* default 0: 1 means disable */
 	bool disable_watchdog;
+
+	/* default 0: 1 means do not disable interrupts */
+	bool int_clear;
 };
 
 struct rtl_hal_usbint_cfg {
