diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
index 1dc293bad87b5fb902f556028476b4199f1f85ee..52eb641fc9dce49b0db3855fcd81fdc8c14fae1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ extern const char e1000e_driver_version[];
 void e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
 void e1000e_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 
+int e1000e_open(struct net_device *netdev);
+int e1000e_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 void e1000e_up(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
 void e1000e_down(struct e1000_adapter *adapter, bool reset);
 void e1000e_reinit_locked(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c
index 6cab1f30d41e93957551ae68b031679b458b9da7..1e3973aa707cb894ec63ced66fd80809671c4d29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ static void e1000_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		if (if_running)
 			/* indicate we're in test mode */
-			dev_close(netdev);
+			e1000e_close(netdev);
 
 		if (e1000_reg_test(adapter, &data[0]))
 			eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ static void e1000_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		clear_bit(__E1000_TESTING, &adapter->state);
 		if (if_running)
-			dev_open(netdev);
+			e1000e_open(netdev);
 	} else {
 		/* Online tests */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 9b4ec13d9161df41410571b2e1ad771f5774ff4e..a7f16c35ebcd26ef1197b15513491334865cc4af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4495,7 +4495,7 @@ static int e1000_test_msi(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 /**
- * e1000_open - Called when a network interface is made active
+ * e1000e_open - Called when a network interface is made active
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value on failure
@@ -4506,7 +4506,7 @@ static int e1000_test_msi(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
  * handler is registered with the OS, the watchdog timer is started,
  * and the stack is notified that the interface is ready.
  **/
-static int e1000_open(struct net_device *netdev)
+int e1000e_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
@@ -4604,7 +4604,7 @@ static int e1000_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 }
 
 /**
- * e1000_close - Disables a network interface
+ * e1000e_close - Disables a network interface
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
  *
  * Returns 0, this is not allowed to fail
@@ -4614,7 +4614,7 @@ static int e1000_open(struct net_device *netdev)
  * needs to be disabled.  A global MAC reset is issued to stop the
  * hardware, and all transmit and receive resources are freed.
  **/
-static int e1000_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+int e1000e_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
@@ -6920,8 +6920,8 @@ static int e1000_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops e1000e_netdev_ops = {
-	.ndo_open		= e1000_open,
-	.ndo_stop		= e1000_close,
+	.ndo_open		= e1000e_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= e1000e_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= e1000_xmit_frame,
 	.ndo_get_stats64	= e1000e_get_stats64,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= e1000e_set_rx_mode,