if (ethdev->drv_state & CNIC_DRV_STATE_USING_MSIX) {
                cp->disable_int_sync(dev);
-               tasklet_disable(&cp->cnic_irq_task);
+               tasklet_kill(&cp->cnic_irq_task);
                free_irq(ethdev->irq_arr[0].vector, dev);
        }
 }
 
+static int cnic_request_irq(struct cnic_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
+       struct cnic_eth_dev *ethdev = cp->ethdev;
+       int err;
+
+       err = request_irq(ethdev->irq_arr[0].vector, cnic_irq, 0, "cnic", dev);
+       if (err)
+               tasklet_disable(&cp->cnic_irq_task);
+
+       return err;
+}
+
 static int cnic_init_bnx2_irq(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 {
        struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
                cp->last_status_idx = cp->status_blk.bnx2->status_idx;
                tasklet_init(&cp->cnic_irq_task, cnic_service_bnx2_msix,
                             (unsigned long) dev);
-               err = request_irq(ethdev->irq_arr[0].vector, cnic_irq, 0,
-                                 "cnic", dev);
-               if (err) {
-                       tasklet_disable(&cp->cnic_irq_task);
+               err = cnic_request_irq(dev);
+               if (err)
                        return err;
-               }
+
                while (cp->status_blk.bnx2->status_completion_producer_index &&
                       i < 10) {
                        CNIC_WR(dev, BNX2_HC_COALESCE_NOW,
 
        tasklet_init(&cp->cnic_irq_task, cnic_service_bnx2x_bh,
                     (unsigned long) dev);
-       if (ethdev->drv_state & CNIC_DRV_STATE_USING_MSIX) {
-               err = request_irq(ethdev->irq_arr[0].vector, cnic_irq, 0,
-                                 "cnic", dev);
-               if (err)
-                       tasklet_disable(&cp->cnic_irq_task);
-       }
+       if (ethdev->drv_state & CNIC_DRV_STATE_USING_MSIX)
+               err = cnic_request_irq(dev);
+
        return err;
 }