kfree(rule);
 }
 
+static void igc_flush_nfc_rules(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       struct igc_nfc_rule *rule, *tmp;
+
+       spin_lock(&adapter->nfc_rule_lock);
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, tmp, &adapter->nfc_rule_list, list)
+               igc_del_nfc_rule(adapter, rule);
+
+       spin_unlock(&adapter->nfc_rule_lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * igc_add_nfc_rule() - Add NFC rule
  * @adapter: Pointer to adapter
        if (!(changed & (NETIF_F_RXALL | NETIF_F_NTUPLE)))
                return 0;
 
-       if (!(features & NETIF_F_NTUPLE)) {
-               struct igc_nfc_rule *rule, *tmp;
-
-               spin_lock(&adapter->nfc_rule_lock);
-               list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, tmp,
-                                        &adapter->nfc_rule_list, list) {
-                       igc_disable_nfc_rule(adapter, rule);
-                       list_del(&rule->list);
-                       kfree(rule);
-               }
-               spin_unlock(&adapter->nfc_rule_lock);
-               adapter->nfc_rule_count = 0;
-       }
+       if (!(features & NETIF_F_NTUPLE))
+               igc_flush_nfc_rules(adapter);
 
        netdev->features = features;
 
 
        pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
 
+       igc_flush_nfc_rules(adapter);
+
        igc_ptp_stop(adapter);
 
        set_bit(__IGC_DOWN, &adapter->state);