diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index a8b3c5741258be4bb457ed6a19a5155dd6e7296e..ce8b14748832f47a9f7afec7c201e4b29245c7f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -689,6 +689,23 @@ static int ibmvnic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+static void disable_sub_crqs(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (adapter->tx_scrq) {
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_tx_queues; i++)
+			if (adapter->tx_scrq[i])
+				disable_irq(adapter->tx_scrq[i]->irq);
+	}
+
+	if (adapter->rx_scrq) {
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
+			if (adapter->rx_scrq[i])
+				disable_irq(adapter->rx_scrq[i]->irq);
+	}
+}
+
 static int ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
@@ -696,6 +713,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	int i;
 
 	adapter->closing = true;
+	disable_sub_crqs(adapter);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
 		napi_disable(&adapter->napi[i]);