diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 89d88c3a7add..058e19c6f94a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -1929,15 +1929,16 @@ static void iavf_free_rss(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 /**
  * iavf_reinit_interrupt_scheme - Reallocate queues and vectors
  * @adapter: board private structure
+ * @running: true if adapter->state == __IAVF_RUNNING
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative on failure
  **/
-static int iavf_reinit_interrupt_scheme(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
+static int iavf_reinit_interrupt_scheme(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, bool running)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	int err;
 
-	if (netif_running(netdev))
+	if (running)
 		iavf_free_traffic_irqs(adapter);
 	iavf_free_misc_irq(adapter);
 	iavf_reset_interrupt_capability(adapter);
@@ -3053,7 +3054,7 @@ continue_reset:
 
 	if ((adapter->flags & IAVF_FLAG_REINIT_MSIX_NEEDED) ||
 	    (adapter->flags & IAVF_FLAG_REINIT_ITR_NEEDED)) {
-		err = iavf_reinit_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
+		err = iavf_reinit_interrupt_scheme(adapter, running);
 		if (err)
 			goto reset_err;
 	}