diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index d68d759bb7a9..1d923e812a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -768,20 +768,8 @@ static irqreturn_t cpsw_rx_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	cpdma_ctlr_eoi(priv->dma, CPDMA_EOI_RX);
 	writel(0, &priv->wr_regs->rx_en);
 
-	if (netif_running(priv->ndev)) {
-		napi_schedule(&priv->napi);
-		return IRQ_HANDLED;
-	}
-
-	priv = cpsw_get_slave_priv(priv, 1);
-	if (!priv)
-		return IRQ_NONE;
-
-	if (netif_running(priv->ndev)) {
-		napi_schedule(&priv->napi);
-		return IRQ_HANDLED;
-	}
-	return IRQ_NONE;
+	napi_schedule(&priv->napi);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 static int cpsw_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
@@ -1246,6 +1234,8 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 				  ALE_ALL_PORTS << priv->host_port, 0, 0);
 
 	if (!cpsw_common_res_usage_state(priv)) {
+		struct cpsw_priv *priv_sl0 = cpsw_get_slave_priv(priv, 0);
+
 		/* setup tx dma to fixed prio and zero offset */
 		cpdma_control_set(priv->dma, CPDMA_TX_PRIO_FIXED, 1);
 		cpdma_control_set(priv->dma, CPDMA_RX_BUFFER_OFFSET, 0);
@@ -1259,6 +1249,8 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		/* Enable internal fifo flow control */
 		writel(0x7, &priv->regs->flow_control);
 
+		napi_enable(&priv_sl0->napi);
+
 		if (WARN_ON(!priv->data.rx_descs))
 			priv->data.rx_descs = 128;
 
@@ -1297,7 +1289,6 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		cpsw_set_coalesce(ndev, &coal);
 	}
 
-	napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 	cpdma_ctlr_start(priv->dma);
 	cpsw_intr_enable(priv);
 
@@ -1319,10 +1310,12 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	cpsw_info(priv, ifdown, "shutting down cpsw device\n");
 	netif_stop_queue(priv->ndev);
-	napi_disable(&priv->napi);
 	netif_carrier_off(priv->ndev);
 
 	if (cpsw_common_res_usage_state(priv) <= 1) {
+		struct cpsw_priv *priv_sl0 = cpsw_get_slave_priv(priv, 0);
+
+		napi_disable(&priv_sl0->napi);
 		cpts_unregister(priv->cpts);
 		cpsw_intr_disable(priv);
 		cpdma_ctlr_stop(priv->dma);
@@ -2105,7 +2098,6 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dual_emac(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &cpsw_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &cpsw_ethtool_ops;
-	netif_napi_add(ndev, &priv_sl2->napi, cpsw_poll, CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT);
 
 	/* register the network device */
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &pdev->dev);