diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
index 86180ee..6c20d45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
 	if (!client)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	/* Read-to-clear alarm/interrupt status */
+	i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, LM87_REG_ALARMS1);
+	i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, LM87_REG_ALARMS2);
+
 	rc = efx_poke_lm87(client, reg_values);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err;