diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
index 073842ab210d..e4f0a382c216 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,7 @@ static int m_can_chip_config(struct net_device *dev)
 		else
 			interrupts &= ~(IR_ERR_LEC_31X);
 	}
+	cdev->active_interrupts = 0;
 	m_can_interrupt_enable(cdev, interrupts);
 
 	/* route all interrupts to INT0 */