unsigned long crit_section;
 
        struct delayed_work watchdog_task;
-       bool netdev_registered;
        bool link_up;
        enum virtchnl_link_speed link_speed;
        /* This is only populated if the VIRTCHNL_VF_CAP_ADV_LINK_SPEED is set
 
        mutex_lock(&adapter->crit_lock);
 
        if ((adapter->flags & IAVF_FLAG_SETUP_NETDEV_FEATURES) &&
-           adapter->netdev_registered &&
+           adapter->netdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED &&
            !test_bit(__IAVF_IN_REMOVE_TASK, &adapter->crit_section)) {
                netdev_update_features(adapter->netdev);
                adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_SETUP_NETDEV_FEATURES;
 
        switch (adapter->state) {
        case __IAVF_DOWN:
-               if (!adapter->netdev_registered) {
+               if (adapter->netdev->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED) {
                        err = register_netdevice(adapter->netdev);
                        if (err) {
                                dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Unable to register netdev (%d)\n",
                                                  __IAVF_INIT_CONFIG_ADAPTER);
                                goto out;
                        }
-                       adapter->netdev_registered = true;
                }
 
                /* Set the real number of queues when reset occurs while
        cancel_work_sync(&adapter->finish_config);
 
        rtnl_lock();
-       if (adapter->netdev_registered) {
+       if (netdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
                unregister_netdevice(netdev);
-               adapter->netdev_registered = false;
-       }
        rtnl_unlock();
 
        if (CLIENT_ALLOWED(adapter)) {