struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
+       set_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags);
+       del_timer_sync(&adapter->tx_fifo_stall_timer);
+       del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
+       del_timer_sync(&adapter->phy_info_timer);
+
        cancel_work_sync(&adapter->reset_task);
 
        e1000_release_manageability(adapter);
                        adapter->tx_fifo_head = 0;
                        atomic_set(&adapter->tx_fifo_stall, 0);
                        netif_wake_queue(netdev);
-               } else {
+               } else if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags)) {
                        mod_timer(&adapter->tx_fifo_stall_timer, jiffies + 1);
                }
        }
                        ew32(TCTL, tctl);
 
                        netif_carrier_on(netdev);
-                       mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer,
-                                 round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
+                       if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
+                               mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer,
+                                         round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
                        adapter->smartspeed = 0;
                }
        } else {
                        printk(KERN_INFO "e1000: %s NIC Link is Down\n",
                               netdev->name);
                        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-                       mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer,
-                                 round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
+
+                       if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
+                               mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer,
+                                         round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
                }
 
                e1000_smartspeed(adapter);
        adapter->detect_tx_hung = true;
 
        /* Reset the timer */
-       mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
+       if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
+               mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer,
+                         round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
 }
 
 enum latency_range {
        if (unlikely(hw->mac_type == e1000_82547)) {
                if (unlikely(e1000_82547_fifo_workaround(adapter, skb))) {
                        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
-                       mod_timer(&adapter->tx_fifo_stall_timer, jiffies + 1);
+                       if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
+                               mod_timer(&adapter->tx_fifo_stall_timer,
+                                         jiffies + 1);
                        return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
                }
        }