diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio_hv_generic.c b/drivers/uio/uio_hv_generic.c
index a6551a795f74..0b414d1168dd 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio_hv_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio_hv_generic.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static void hv_uio_channel_cb(void *context)
 	struct hv_device *hv_dev = chan->device_obj;
 	struct hv_uio_private_data *pdata = hv_get_drvdata(hv_dev);
 
-	chan->inbound.ring_buffer->interrupt_mask = 1;
 	virt_mb();
 
 	uio_event_notify(&pdata->info);
@@ -163,8 +162,6 @@ hv_uio_new_channel(struct vmbus_channel *new_sc)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Disable interrupts on sub channel */
-	new_sc->inbound.ring_buffer->interrupt_mask = 1;
 	set_channel_read_mode(new_sc, HV_CALL_ISR);
 	ret = hv_create_ring_sysfs(new_sc, hv_uio_ring_mmap);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -207,9 +204,7 @@ hv_uio_open(struct uio_info *info, struct inode *inode)
 
 	ret = vmbus_connect_ring(dev->channel,
 				 hv_uio_channel_cb, dev->channel);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		dev->channel->inbound.ring_buffer->interrupt_mask = 1;
-	else
+	if (ret)
 		atomic_dec(&pdata->refcnt);
 
 	return ret;