diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index da6082739839..e7e5adf84e84 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -685,7 +685,8 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	queue_delayed_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->ah_reap_task,
 			   round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
 
-	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags))
+		napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -804,7 +805,8 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev, int flush)
 	struct ipoib_tx_buf *tx_req;
 	int i;
 
-	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags))
+		napi_disable(&priv->napi);
 
 	ipoib_cm_dev_stop(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 421a6640c9bd..ab2c192c76bc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ipoib_dbg(priv, "bringing up interface\n");
 
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags))
-		napi_enable(&priv->napi);
+	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
 
 	if (ipoib_pkey_dev_delay_open(dev))
 		return 0;
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ err_stop:
 	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 1);
 
 err_disable:
-	napi_disable(&priv->napi);
 	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
 
 	return -EINVAL;
@@ -156,7 +154,6 @@ static int ipoib_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	ipoib_dbg(priv, "stopping interface\n");
 
 	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
-	napi_disable(&priv->napi);
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);