netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_stop(netdev);
                ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability(adapter);
                ixgbe_napi_del_all(adapter);
+               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&netdev->napi_list);
                kfree(adapter->tx_ring);
                kfree(adapter->rx_ring);
                adapter->tx_ring = NULL;
                adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_RSS_ENABLED;
                adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
                ixgbe_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
-               ixgbe_napi_add_all(adapter);
                if (netif_running(netdev))
                        netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_open(netdev);
        } else {
                                netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_stop(netdev);
                        ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability(adapter);
                        ixgbe_napi_del_all(adapter);
+                       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&netdev->napi_list);
                        kfree(adapter->tx_ring);
                        kfree(adapter->rx_ring);
                        adapter->tx_ring = NULL;
                        adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
                        adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_RSS_ENABLED;
                        ixgbe_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
-                       ixgbe_napi_add_all(adapter);
                        if (netif_running(netdev))
                                netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_open(netdev);
                }
 
        else
                ixgbe_configure_msi_and_legacy(adapter);
 
+       ixgbe_napi_add_all(adapter);
+
        clear_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state);
        ixgbe_napi_enable_all(adapter);
 
 void ixgbe_napi_add_all(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
        int q_idx, q_vectors;
+       struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
        int (*poll)(struct napi_struct *, int);
 
+       /* check if we already have our netdev->napi_list populated */
+       if (&netdev->napi_list != netdev->napi_list.next)
+               return;
+
        if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
                poll = &ixgbe_clean_rxonly;
                /* Only enable as many vectors as we have rx queues. */
        }
        ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability(adapter);
        ixgbe_napi_del_all(adapter);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&netdev->napi_list);
        kfree(adapter->tx_ring);
        kfree(adapter->rx_ring);
 
        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
        netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 
-       ixgbe_napi_add_all(adapter);
-
        strcpy(netdev->name, "eth%d");
        err = register_netdev(netdev);
        if (err)
        pci_release_regions(pdev);
 
        DPRINTK(PROBE, INFO, "complete\n");
-       ixgbe_napi_del_all(adapter);
        kfree(adapter->tx_ring);
        kfree(adapter->rx_ring);