diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index c7150343342d8c84bb8a08345c5068427a8538aa..752b0822b020b287eda026d1d55de0f7a4799247 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	adapter->rx_pool = NULL;
 rx_pool_arr_alloc_failed:
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
-		napi_enable(&adapter->napi[i]);
+		napi_disable(&adapter->napi[i]);
 alloc_napi_failed:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }