#include "i40e_prototype.h"
 static int i40evf_setup_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 static int i40evf_setup_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+static void i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+static void i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 static int i40evf_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 
 char i40evf_driver_name[] = "i40evf";
                        rstat_val);
                adapter->flags |= I40EVF_FLAG_PF_COMMS_FAILED;
 
-               if (netif_running(adapter->netdev))
-                       i40evf_close(adapter->netdev);
-
+               if (netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
+                       set_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &adapter->vsi.state);
+                       i40evf_down(adapter);
+                       i40evf_free_traffic_irqs(adapter);
+                       i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(adapter);
+                       i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(adapter);
+               }
                i40evf_free_misc_irq(adapter);
                i40evf_reset_interrupt_capability(adapter);
                i40evf_free_queues(adapter);