diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 4bb4646a5f92f5617b6a3306a5002e180fc9cca1..eabc1e445137aeb4a73a16b906e38f531184bde7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ static void release_napi(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 	kfree(adapter->napi);
 	adapter->napi = NULL;
 	adapter->num_active_rx_napi = 0;
+	adapter->napi_enabled = false;
 }
 
 static int ibmvnic_login(struct net_device *netdev)