link_params.link_up = true;
        edev->ops->common->set_link(edev->cdev, &link_params);
 
-       qede_rdma_dev_event_open(edev);
-
        edev->state = QEDE_STATE_OPEN;
 
        DP_INFO(edev, "Ending successfully qede load\n");
                        DP_NOTICE(edev, "Link is up\n");
                        netif_tx_start_all_queues(edev->ndev);
                        netif_carrier_on(edev->ndev);
+                       qede_rdma_dev_event_open(edev);
                }
        } else {
                if (netif_carrier_ok(edev->ndev)) {
                        DP_NOTICE(edev, "Link is down\n");
                        netif_tx_disable(edev->ndev);
                        netif_carrier_off(edev->ndev);
+                       qede_rdma_dev_event_close(edev);
                }
        }
 }