diff --git a/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_main.c b/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_main.c
index 0f06f42f6..183c61727 100644
--- a/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_main.c
@@ -9019,8 +9019,10 @@ int notify_callback(void *rx_data, void *tx_data, u_int8_t device_in_use)
 		if ((n = atomic_inc_return(&adapter->pfring_zc.usage_counter)) == 1 /* first interface user */) {
 			try_module_get(THIS_MODULE); /* ++ */
 
+#ifndef ICE_INIT_V2
 			/* wait for ice_clean_rx_irq to complete the current receive if any */
 			usleep_range(100, 200);  
+#endif
 
 			/* Stopping all queues in kernel space on first user - this avoids receiving
 			 * high-pps traffic in kernel space in promiscuous mode */
@@ -9034,6 +9036,25 @@ int notify_callback(void *rx_data, void *tx_data, u_int8_t device_in_use)
 			/* Wait enough to make sure there is no concurrent insertion */
 			usleep_range(100, 200);
 
+#ifdef ICE_INIT_V2
+			/*
+			 * Initialization steps:
+			 * 1. increase and check interface usage counter
+			 * 2. disable all the queues
+			 * 3. wait a bit to let the kernel driver (ice_clean_rx_irq) dequeue enqueued packets
+			 * 4. cleanup the ring
+			 */
+
+			ice_for_each_rxq(vsi, i) {
+				struct ice_rx_ring *rx_ring_i = vsi->rx_rings[i];
+
+				atomic_inc_return(&rx_ring_i->pfring_zc.queue_in_use);
+			}
+
+			/* Wait enough to make sure there is no concurrent insertion */
+			usleep_range(100, 200);
+#endif
+
 			ice_for_each_rxq(vsi, i) {
 				struct ice_rx_ring *rx_ring_i = vsi->rx_rings[i];
 				u_int32_t *shadow_tail_ptr = (u_int32_t *) ICE_RX_DESC(rx_ring_i, rx_ring_i->count);
@@ -9057,10 +9078,11 @@ int notify_callback(void *rx_data, void *tx_data, u_int8_t device_in_use)
 			}
 		}
 
-    
+#ifndef ICE_INIT_V2
 		if (rx_ring != NULL && atomic_inc_return(&rx_ring->pfring_zc.queue_in_use) == 1 /* first queue user */) {
 
 		}
+#endif
 
 #ifdef ICE_TX_ENABLE
 		if (tx_ring != NULL && atomic_inc_return(&tx_ring->pfring_zc.queue_in_use) == 1 /* first user */) {
diff --git a/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_txrx.c
index a8282eb5d..4ea41dbbc 100644
--- a/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/ice_txrx.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,11 @@ int ice_clean_rx_irq(struct ice_rx_ring *rx_ring, int budget)
 	//	printk("[PF_RING-ZC] %s(%s) called [usage_counter=%u]\n", __FUNCTION__, rx_ring->netdev->name,
         //		atomic_read(&ice_netdev_to_pf(rx_ring->netdev)->pfring_zc.usage_counter));
 
+#ifdef ICE_INIT_V2
+	if (atomic_read(&rx_ring->pfring_zc.queue_in_use) > 0) {
+#else
 	if (rx_ring->netdev && atomic_read(&ice_netdev_to_pf(rx_ring->netdev)->pfring_zc.usage_counter) > 0) {
+#endif
 		wake_up_pfring_zc_socket(rx_ring);
 		/* Note: returning budget napi will call us again (keeping interrupts disabled),
 		 * returning budget-1 will tell napi that we are done (this usually also reenable interrupts, not with ZC) */
diff --git a/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/kcompat.h b/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/kcompat.h
index ff981a43c..5f00a8cdf 100644
--- a/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/kcompat.h
+++ b/drivers/intel/ice/ice-1.12.7-zc/src/kcompat.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #define ICE_ZC_IRQ
 #define ICE_TX_ENABLE
 //#define ICE_RX_TAIL_RESET
+#define ICE_INIT_V2
 #define ICE_USER_TO_KERNEL_RESET
 
 #define PCI_DEVICE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE             0x0C