diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 78fe10819c3af373fedc45156171188344f208a6..ac83de48a4d3bb1959d9e441752a975dc2f461cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -3698,7 +3698,7 @@ static int __igb_close(struct net_device *netdev, bool suspending)
 
 int igb_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	if (netif_device_present(netdev))
+	if (netif_device_present(netdev) || netdev->dismantle)
 		return __igb_close(netdev, false);
 	return 0;
 }