diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 9cb8b4bd73123872593212ff90c1553daae2369b..f83769d8047b4d383adebf839bcd88775496cada 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6090,7 +6090,7 @@ static void bnxt_free_irq(struct bnxt *bp)
 	free_irq_cpu_rmap(bp->dev->rx_cpu_rmap);
 	bp->dev->rx_cpu_rmap = NULL;
 #endif
-	if (!bp->irq_tbl)
+	if (!bp->irq_tbl || !bp->bnapi)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->cp_nr_rings; i++) {