diff --git a/sys/dev/pci/pci.c b/sys/dev/pci/pci.c
index 7c6a1604c13..5120db62a74 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pci/pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pci/pci.c
@@ -1649,15 +1649,11 @@ pci_mask_msix(device_t dev, u_int index)
 {
 	struct pci_devinfo *dinfo = device_get_ivars(dev);
 	struct pcicfg_msix *msix = &dinfo->cfg.msix;
-	uint32_t offset, val;
+	uint32_t offset;
 
 	KASSERT(msix->msix_msgnum > index, ("bogus index"));
 	offset = msix->msix_table_offset + index * 16 + 12;
-	val = bus_read_4(msix->msix_table_res, offset);
-	if (!(val & PCIM_MSIX_VCTRL_MASK)) {
-		val |= PCIM_MSIX_VCTRL_MASK;
-		bus_write_4(msix->msix_table_res, offset, val);
-	}
+	bus_write_4(msix->msix_table_res, offset, PCIM_MSIX_VCTRL_MASK);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1665,15 +1661,11 @@ pci_unmask_msix(device_t dev, u_int index)
 {
 	struct pci_devinfo *dinfo = device_get_ivars(dev);
 	struct pcicfg_msix *msix = &dinfo->cfg.msix;
-	uint32_t offset, val;
+	uint32_t offset;
 
 	KASSERT(msix->msix_table_len > index, ("bogus index"));
 	offset = msix->msix_table_offset + index * 16 + 12;
-	val = bus_read_4(msix->msix_table_res, offset);
-	if (val & PCIM_MSIX_VCTRL_MASK) {
-		val &= ~PCIM_MSIX_VCTRL_MASK;
-		bus_write_4(msix->msix_table_res, offset, val);
-	}
+	bus_write_4(msix->msix_table_res, offset, 0);
 }
 
 int