init_waitqueue_head(&net_device->wait_drain);
        net_device->destroy = false;
+       net_device->tx_disable = false;
 
        net_device->max_pkt = RNDIS_MAX_PKT_DEFAULT;
        net_device->pkt_align = RNDIS_PKT_ALIGN_DEFAULT;
        } else {
                struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, q_idx);
 
-               if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq) &&
+               if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq) && !net_device->tx_disable &&
                    (hv_get_avail_to_write_percent(&channel->outbound) >
                     RING_AVAIL_PERCENT_HIWATER || queue_sends < 1)) {
                        netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
        } else if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
                netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
                ndev_ctx->eth_stats.stop_queue++;
-               if (atomic_read(&nvchan->queue_sends) < 1) {
+               if (atomic_read(&nvchan->queue_sends) < 1 &&
+                   !net_device->tx_disable) {
                        netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
                        ndev_ctx->eth_stats.wake_queue++;
                        ret = -ENOSPC;
 
        rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+static void netvsc_tx_enable(struct netvsc_device *nvscdev,
+                            struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+       nvscdev->tx_disable = false;
+       virt_wmb(); /* ensure queue wake up mechanism is on */
+
+       netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ndev);
+}
+
 static int netvsc_open(struct net_device *net)
 {
        struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
        rdev = nvdev->extension;
        if (!rdev->link_state) {
                netif_carrier_on(net);
-               netif_tx_wake_all_queues(net);
+               netvsc_tx_enable(nvdev, net);
        }
 
        if (vf_netdev) {
        }
 }
 
+static void netvsc_tx_disable(struct netvsc_device *nvscdev,
+                             struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+       if (nvscdev) {
+               nvscdev->tx_disable = true;
+               virt_wmb(); /* ensure txq will not wake up after stop */
+       }
+
+       netif_tx_disable(ndev);
+}
+
 static int netvsc_close(struct net_device *net)
 {
        struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
        struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev);
        int ret;
 
-       netif_tx_disable(net);
+       netvsc_tx_disable(nvdev, net);
 
        /* No need to close rndis filter if it is removed already */
        if (!nvdev)
 
        /* If device was up (receiving) then shutdown */
        if (netif_running(ndev)) {
-               netif_tx_disable(ndev);
+               netvsc_tx_disable(nvdev, ndev);
 
                ret = rndis_filter_close(nvdev);
                if (ret) {
                if (rdev->link_state) {
                        rdev->link_state = false;
                        netif_carrier_on(net);
-                       netif_tx_wake_all_queues(net);
+                       netvsc_tx_enable(net_device, net);
                } else {
                        notify = true;
                }
                if (!rdev->link_state) {
                        rdev->link_state = true;
                        netif_carrier_off(net);
-                       netif_tx_stop_all_queues(net);
+                       netvsc_tx_disable(net_device, net);
                }
                kfree(event);
                break;
                if (!rdev->link_state) {
                        rdev->link_state = true;
                        netif_carrier_off(net);
-                       netif_tx_stop_all_queues(net);
+                       netvsc_tx_disable(net_device, net);
                        event->event = RNDIS_STATUS_MEDIA_CONNECT;
                        spin_lock_irqsave(&ndev_ctx->lock, flags);
                        list_add(&event->list, &ndev_ctx->reconfig_events);