diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 0060b2f9f659d7ad1ee9a1767d0029dc8529ff4c..efe7402f48852195efae4fc70cf843d0398dda30 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -863,7 +863,6 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	set_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->ah_reap_task);
 	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
-	napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev);
 	return -1;
 }