diff --git a/sys/dev/ena/ena.h b/sys/dev/ena/ena.h
--- a/sys/dev/ena/ena.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ena/ena.h
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 
 	};
 
-	bool first_interrupt;
+	uint8_t first_interrupt;
 	uint16_t no_interrupt_event_cnt;
 
 	struct ena_com_rx_buf_info ena_bufs[ENA_PKT_MAX_BUFS];
diff --git a/sys/dev/ena/ena.c b/sys/dev/ena/ena.c
--- a/sys/dev/ena/ena.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ena/ena.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 	ring->qid = qid;
 	ring->adapter = adapter;
 	ring->ena_dev = adapter->ena_dev;
-	atomic_store_8(&ring->first_interrupt, false);
+	atomic_store_8(&ring->first_interrupt, 0);
 	ring->no_interrupt_event_cnt = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c b/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c
--- a/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
 	ena_qid = ENA_IO_TXQ_IDX(qid);
 	io_cq = &adapter->ena_dev->io_cq_queues[ena_qid];
 
-	atomic_store_8(&tx_ring->first_interrupt, true);
-	atomic_store_8(&rx_ring->first_interrupt, true);
+	atomic_store_8(&tx_ring->first_interrupt, 1);
+	atomic_store_8(&rx_ring->first_interrupt, 1);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ENA_CLEAN_BUDGET; ++i) {
 		rxc = ena_rx_cleanup(rx_ring);