diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 98caac9fbdee..83846b50042a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -8836,7 +8836,8 @@ static void bnxt_disable_napi(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (!bp->bnapi)
+	if (!bp->bnapi ||
+	    test_and_set_bit(BNXT_STATE_NAPI_DISABLED, &bp->state))
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->cp_nr_rings; i++) {
@@ -8853,6 +8854,7 @@ static void bnxt_enable_napi(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	clear_bit(BNXT_STATE_NAPI_DISABLED, &bp->state);
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->cp_nr_rings; i++) {
 		struct bnxt_napi *bnapi = bp->bnapi[i];
 		struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index bd36f00ef28c..4ef6888acdc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -1809,6 +1809,7 @@ struct bnxt {
 #define BNXT_STATE_FW_FATAL_COND	6
 #define BNXT_STATE_DRV_REGISTERED	7
 #define BNXT_STATE_PCI_CHANNEL_IO_FROZEN	8
+#define BNXT_STATE_NAPI_DISABLED	9
 
 #define BNXT_NO_FW_ACCESS(bp)					\
 	(test_bit(BNXT_STATE_FW_FATAL_COND, &(bp)->state) ||	\