if (!nq->requested)
                return;
 
-       tasklet_disable(&nq->nq_tasklet);
+       nq->requested = false;
        /* Mask h/w interrupt */
        bnxt_qplib_ring_nq_db(&nq->nq_db.dbinfo, nq->res->cctx, false);
        /* Sync with last running IRQ handler */
        synchronize_irq(nq->msix_vec);
-       if (kill)
-               tasklet_kill(&nq->nq_tasklet);
-
        irq_set_affinity_hint(nq->msix_vec, NULL);
        free_irq(nq->msix_vec, nq);
        kfree(nq->name);
        nq->name = NULL;
-       nq->requested = false;
+
+       if (kill)
+               tasklet_kill(&nq->nq_tasklet);
+       tasklet_disable(&nq->nq_tasklet);
 }
 
 void bnxt_qplib_disable_nq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq)
 
        if (!creq->requested)
                return;
 
-       tasklet_disable(&creq->creq_tasklet);
+       creq->requested = false;
        /* Mask h/w interrupts */
        bnxt_qplib_ring_nq_db(&creq->creq_db.dbinfo, rcfw->res->cctx, false);
        /* Sync with last running IRQ-handler */
        synchronize_irq(creq->msix_vec);
-       if (kill)
-               tasklet_kill(&creq->creq_tasklet);
-
        free_irq(creq->msix_vec, rcfw);
        kfree(creq->irq_name);
        creq->irq_name = NULL;
-       creq->requested = false;
        atomic_set(&rcfw->rcfw_intr_enabled, 0);
+       if (kill)
+               tasklet_kill(&creq->creq_tasklet);
+       tasklet_disable(&creq->creq_tasklet);
 }
 
 void bnxt_qplib_disable_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)