return hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
+static int bnxt_hwrm_shutdown_link(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+       struct hwrm_port_phy_cfg_input req = {0};
+
+       if (BNXT_VF(bp))
+               return 0;
+
+       if (pci_num_vf(bp->pdev))
+               return 0;
+
+       bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG, -1, -1);
+       req.flags = cpu_to_le32(PORT_PHY_CFG_REQ_FLAGS_FORCE_LINK_DOWN);
+       return hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
 static bool bnxt_eee_config_ok(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
        struct ethtool_eee *eee = &bp->eee;
        struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
        bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, true);
+       bnxt_hwrm_shutdown_link(bp);
        return 0;
 }