diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index a8768588e73738e144e8c6a79add1b4f78093dad..d909bb39b3fe20e04d798d63d4668bc77a1d4f05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -2313,7 +2313,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops virtnet_ethtool_ops = {
 static void virtnet_freeze_down(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = vdev->priv;
-	int i;
 
 	/* Make sure no work handler is accessing the device */
 	flush_work(&vi->config_work);
@@ -2321,14 +2320,8 @@ static void virtnet_freeze_down(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(vi->dev);
 	netif_device_detach(vi->dev);
 	netif_tx_unlock_bh(vi->dev);
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vi->refill);
-
-	if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
-		for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			napi_disable(&vi->rq[i].napi);
-			virtnet_napi_tx_disable(&vi->sq[i].napi);
-		}
-	}
+	if (netif_running(vi->dev))
+		virtnet_close(vi->dev);
 }
 
 static int init_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi);
@@ -2336,7 +2329,7 @@ static int init_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi);
 static int virtnet_restore_up(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = vdev->priv;
-	int err, i;
+	int err;
 
 	err = init_vqs(vi);
 	if (err)
@@ -2345,15 +2338,9 @@ static int virtnet_restore_up(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
 
 	if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
-		for (i = 0; i < vi->curr_queue_pairs; i++)
-			if (!try_fill_recv(vi, &vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL))
-				schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
-
-		for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			virtnet_napi_enable(vi->rq[i].vq, &vi->rq[i].napi);
-			virtnet_napi_tx_enable(vi, vi->sq[i].vq,
-					       &vi->sq[i].napi);
-		}
+		err = virtnet_open(vi->dev);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 	}
 
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(vi->dev);