diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index 234ce6f07544822152075bd4401492237647a9cd..f544b297c9abef7b7ee73fa3a5fd4eb2b9921f42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ enum vf_state {
 
 #define BE_FLAGS_LINK_STATUS_INIT		1
 #define BE_FLAGS_WORKER_SCHEDULED		(1 << 3)
+#define BE_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED			(1 << 9)
 #define BE_UC_PMAC_COUNT		30
 #define BE_VF_UC_PMAC_COUNT		2
 #define BE_FLAGS_QNQ_ASYNC_EVT_RCVD		(1 << 11)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 591a8675a13dc201a1cb3a86585bdf1855ff4fce..e6b5c4cd8c0c53eaf67a8bf0817b7f30ec232396 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2548,8 +2548,11 @@ static int be_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	be_roce_dev_close(adapter);
 
-	for_all_evt_queues(adapter, eqo, i)
-		napi_disable(&eqo->napi);
+	if (adapter->flags & BE_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED) {
+		for_all_evt_queues(adapter, eqo, i)
+			napi_disable(&eqo->napi);
+		adapter->flags &= ~BE_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED;
+	}
 
 	be_async_mcc_disable(adapter);
 
@@ -2657,6 +2660,7 @@ static int be_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		napi_enable(&eqo->napi);
 		be_eq_notify(adapter, eqo->q.id, true, false, 0);
 	}
+	adapter->flags |= BE_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED;
 
 	status = be_cmd_link_status_query(adapter, NULL, &link_status, 0);
 	if (!status)