diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 458549c06a4fe4f30fabff3ca5ac8e47dfa64936..e4949af7dd6bd0c4e5cb7bc5547784ac5d43a8a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -877,6 +877,8 @@ extern const char ixgbe_driver_version[];
 extern char ixgbe_default_device_descr[];
 #endif /* IXGBE_FCOE */
 
+int ixgbe_open(struct net_device *netdev);
+int ixgbe_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 void ixgbe_up(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbe_down(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbe_reinit_locked(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 726e0eeee63bb35ddaef4247d8705287759ea6f7..b3530e1e3ce125cca2e56930bdc700b4d4c801f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ static void ixgbe_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		if (if_running)
 			/* indicate we're in test mode */
-			dev_close(netdev);
+			ixgbe_close(netdev);
 		else
 			ixgbe_reset(adapter);
 
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ static void ixgbe_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 		/* clear testing bit and return adapter to previous state */
 		clear_bit(__IXGBE_TESTING, &adapter->state);
 		if (if_running)
-			dev_open(netdev);
+			ixgbe_open(netdev);
 		else if (hw->mac.ops.disable_tx_laser)
 			hw->mac.ops.disable_tx_laser(hw);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index ee81618bb9f0942d96664bf9a012b42942233ca5..267a50747cbf45bea3b14213aeb6298059334c14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -5992,7 +5992,7 @@ static int ixgbe_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
  * handler is registered with the OS, the watchdog timer is started,
  * and the stack is notified that the interface is ready.
  **/
-static int ixgbe_open(struct net_device *netdev)
+int ixgbe_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
@@ -6094,7 +6094,7 @@ static void ixgbe_close_suspend(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
  * needs to be disabled.  A global MAC reset is issued to stop the
  * hardware, and all transmit and receive resources are freed.
  **/
-static int ixgbe_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+int ixgbe_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);