diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbed/src/main.rs b/drivers/net/ixgbed/src/main.rs
index c0d509264f..a4ea879be7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbed/src/main.rs
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbed/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 
 use driver_network::NetworkScheme;
 use event::{user_data, EventQueue};
+use pcid_interface::irq_helpers::pci_allocate_interrupt_vector;
 use pcid_interface::PciFunctionHandle;
 
 pub mod device;
@@ -19,18 +20,15 @@ fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon, mut pcid_handle: PciFunctionHandle) -> ! {
     let mut name = pci_config.func.name();
     name.push_str("_ixgbe");
 
-    // Allocate one interrupt vector. pcid_interface::pci_allocate_interrupt_vector
-    // prefers MSI-X when the device advertises it and falls back to MSI and
-    // legacy INTX otherwise, so this single line makes the driver work on
-    // every modern 82599/X540/X550 board that has MSI-X wired.
-    let irq = pci_config
-        .func
-        .pci_allocate_interrupt_vector(1)
-        .expect("ixgbed: failed to allocate an interrupt vector");
+    // Allocate one interrupt vector via the pcid_interface helper. Prefers
+    // MSI-X when the device advertises it and falls back to MSI and legacy
+    // INTX otherwise, so this single call makes the driver work on every
+    // modern 82599/X540/X550 board that has MSI-X wired.
+    let irq_vector = pci_allocate_interrupt_vector(&mut pcid_handle, "ixgbed");
 
     println!(" + IXGBE {}", pci_config.func.display());
 
-    let mut irq_file = irq.irq_handle("ixgbed");
+    let mut irq_file = irq_vector.irq_handle();
 
     let mapped_bar = unsafe { pcid_handle.map_bar(0) };
     let address = mapped_bar.ptr.as_ptr();