#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)
 
 
        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);
 
                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)