diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 465a8fafd95bf353c0b2f0910708e46bcf2042de..0f705e68755fbc917a44d8ff253044ecf0690142 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -804,7 +804,6 @@ static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSING;
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 	ibmvnic_napi_disable(adapter);
-	clean_tx_pools(adapter);
 
 	if (adapter->tx_scrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_tx_queues; i++)
@@ -833,6 +832,7 @@ static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	clean_tx_pools(adapter);
 	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSED;
 	return rc;
 }