diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
index 3c403f895750d90638d11d51ee34e0b52c22ef10..56166ae2059f3eb209ddf457bf2c8794d8f81d79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
@@ -749,13 +749,19 @@ static int cxgb4vf_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, pi->nqsets);
 	err = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, pi->nqsets);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
-	set_bit(pi->port_id, &adapter->open_device_map);
+		goto err_unwind;
 	err = link_start(dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_unwind;
+
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
+	set_bit(pi->port_id, &adapter->open_device_map);
 	return 0;
+
+err_unwind:
+	if (adapter->open_device_map == 0)
+		adapter_down(adapter);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -764,13 +770,12 @@ static int cxgb4vf_open(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 static int cxgb4vf_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(dev);
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-	ret = t4vf_enable_vi(adapter, pi->viid, false, false);
+	t4vf_enable_vi(adapter, pi->viid, false, false);
 	pi->link_cfg.link_ok = 0;
 
 	clear_bit(pi->port_id, &adapter->open_device_map);