diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
index 984a3cc26f86..326d4009525e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
@@ -1451,6 +1451,9 @@ int t4_mdio_rd(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox, unsigned int phy_addr,
 	       unsigned int mmd, unsigned int reg, u16 *valp);
 int t4_mdio_wr(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox, unsigned int phy_addr,
 	       unsigned int mmd, unsigned int reg, u16 val);
+int t4_iq_stop(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox, unsigned int pf,
+	       unsigned int vf, unsigned int iqtype, unsigned int iqid,
+	       unsigned int fl0id, unsigned int fl1id);
 int t4_iq_free(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox, unsigned int pf,
 	       unsigned int vf, unsigned int iqtype, unsigned int iqid,
 	       unsigned int fl0id, unsigned int fl1id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
index 13b144bcf725..6278e5a74b74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
@@ -2981,14 +2981,28 @@ void t4_free_ofld_rxqs(struct adapter *adap, int n, struct sge_ofld_rxq *q)
 void t4_free_sge_resources(struct adapter *adap)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct sge_eth_rxq *eq = adap->sge.ethrxq;
-	struct sge_eth_txq *etq = adap->sge.ethtxq;
+	struct sge_eth_rxq *eq;
+	struct sge_eth_txq *etq;
+
+	/* stop all Rx queues in order to start them draining */
+	for (i = 0; i < adap->sge.ethqsets; i++) {
+		eq = &adap->sge.ethrxq[i];
+		if (eq->rspq.desc)
+			t4_iq_stop(adap, adap->mbox, adap->pf, 0,
+				   FW_IQ_TYPE_FL_INT_CAP,
+				   eq->rspq.cntxt_id,
+				   eq->fl.size ? eq->fl.cntxt_id : 0xffff,
+				   0xffff);
+	}
 
 	/* clean up Ethernet Tx/Rx queues */
-	for (i = 0; i < adap->sge.ethqsets; i++, eq++, etq++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < adap->sge.ethqsets; i++) {
+		eq = &adap->sge.ethrxq[i];
 		if (eq->rspq.desc)
 			free_rspq_fl(adap, &eq->rspq,
 				     eq->fl.size ? &eq->fl : NULL);
+
+		etq = &adap->sge.ethtxq[i];
 		if (etq->q.desc) {
 			t4_eth_eq_free(adap, adap->mbox, adap->pf, 0,
 				       etq->q.cntxt_id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index cc1736bece0f..520ffcaef6d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -6939,6 +6939,39 @@ int t4_identify_port(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox, unsigned int viid,
 	return t4_wr_mbox(adap, mbox, &c, sizeof(c), NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	t4_iq_stop - stop an ingress queue and its FLs
+ *	@adap: the adapter
+ *	@mbox: mailbox to use for the FW command
+ *	@pf: the PF owning the queues
+ *	@vf: the VF owning the queues
+ *	@iqtype: the ingress queue type (FW_IQ_TYPE_FL_INT_CAP, etc.)
+ *	@iqid: ingress queue id
+ *	@fl0id: FL0 queue id or 0xffff if no attached FL0
+ *	@fl1id: FL1 queue id or 0xffff if no attached FL1
+ *
+ *	Stops an ingress queue and its associated FLs, if any.  This causes
+ *	any current or future data/messages destined for these queues to be
+ *	tossed.
+ */
+int t4_iq_stop(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox, unsigned int pf,
+	       unsigned int vf, unsigned int iqtype, unsigned int iqid,
+	       unsigned int fl0id, unsigned int fl1id)
+{
+	struct fw_iq_cmd c;
+
+	memset(&c, 0, sizeof(c));
+	c.op_to_vfn = cpu_to_be32(FW_CMD_OP_V(FW_IQ_CMD) | FW_CMD_REQUEST_F |
+				  FW_CMD_EXEC_F | FW_IQ_CMD_PFN_V(pf) |
+				  FW_IQ_CMD_VFN_V(vf));
+	c.alloc_to_len16 = cpu_to_be32(FW_IQ_CMD_IQSTOP_F | FW_LEN16(c));
+	c.type_to_iqandstindex = cpu_to_be32(FW_IQ_CMD_TYPE_V(iqtype));
+	c.iqid = cpu_to_be16(iqid);
+	c.fl0id = cpu_to_be16(fl0id);
+	c.fl1id = cpu_to_be16(fl1id);
+	return t4_wr_mbox(adap, mbox, &c, sizeof(c), NULL);
+}
+
 /**
  *	t4_iq_free - free an ingress queue and its FLs
  *	@adap: the adapter