diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 3845fb698b4d05f50834ec165e4f13c75e83f064..e819f19975504ce16cf91fd4ff9e0123dc664152 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static irqreturn_t e1000_intr(int irq, void *data)
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	u32 rctl, icr = er32(ICR);
 
-	if (!icr)
+	if (!icr || test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->state))
 		return IRQ_NONE;  /* Not our interrupt */
 
 	/*