diff --git a/sys/dev/dc/if_dc.c b/sys/dev/dc/if_dc.c
index 7e57daeac0d..9cb794f0330 100644
--- a/sys/dev/dc/if_dc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/dc/if_dc.c
@@ -2716,7 +2716,10 @@ static void dc_intr(arg)
 	DC_LOCK(sc);
 	ifp = &sc->arpcom.ac_if;
 
-	/* Supress unwanted interrupts */
+	if ( (CSR_READ_4(sc, DC_ISR) & DC_INTRS) == 0)
+		return ;
+
+	/* Suppress unwanted interrupts */
 	if (!(ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP)) {
 		if (CSR_READ_4(sc, DC_ISR) & DC_INTRS)
 			dc_stop(sc);
diff --git a/sys/pci/if_dc.c b/sys/pci/if_dc.c
index 7e57daeac0d..9cb794f0330 100644
--- a/sys/pci/if_dc.c
+++ b/sys/pci/if_dc.c
@@ -2716,7 +2716,10 @@ static void dc_intr(arg)
 	DC_LOCK(sc);
 	ifp = &sc->arpcom.ac_if;
 
-	/* Supress unwanted interrupts */
+	if ( (CSR_READ_4(sc, DC_ISR) & DC_INTRS) == 0)
+		return ;
+
+	/* Suppress unwanted interrupts */
 	if (!(ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP)) {
 		if (CSR_READ_4(sc, DC_ISR) & DC_INTRS)
 			dc_stop(sc);