diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 87325dbea42c5655261af25424553c7ab0981baf..9076b29755549f3722cd0461f1c2fde3b1df0757 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -11215,6 +11215,7 @@ static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	i40e_write_rx_ctl(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(1), 0);
 
 	/* no more scheduling of any task */
+	set_bit(__I40E_SUSPENDED, &pf->state);
 	set_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &pf->state);
 	del_timer_sync(&pf->service_timer);
 	cancel_work_sync(&pf->service_task);