diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index c5c38d4b7d1ccd04044f972777c5d3844e755a02..7f173eb42aa263ef78081fbc7d37db1e0098bbf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -8263,8 +8263,9 @@ static void bnxt_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		dev_close(dev);
 
+	bnxt_ulp_shutdown(bp);
+
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF) {
-		bnxt_ulp_shutdown(bp);
 		bnxt_clear_int_mode(bp);
 		pci_wake_from_d3(pdev, bp->wol);
 		pci_set_power_state(pdev, PCI_D3hot);