diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index dce0443f9d693d0396766b657d313169ef652245..0bd2a4ff08428dfae19de45d8f808a91f8ca384e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -106,23 +106,17 @@ int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ipoib_dbg(priv, "bringing up interface\n");
 
-	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags))
+		napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 
 	if (ipoib_pkey_dev_delay_open(dev))
 		return 0;
 
-	napi_enable(&priv->napi);
+	if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev))
+		goto err_disable;
 
-	if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev)) {
-		napi_disable(&priv->napi);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (ipoib_ib_dev_up(dev)) {
-		ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 1);
-		napi_disable(&priv->napi);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (ipoib_ib_dev_up(dev))
+		goto err_stop;
 
 	if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_SUBINTERFACE, &priv->flags)) {
 		struct ipoib_dev_priv *cpriv;
@@ -144,6 +138,15 @@ int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_stop:
+	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 1);
+
+err_disable:
+	napi_disable(&priv->napi);
+	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
+
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int ipoib_stop(struct net_device *dev)