diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 93e0cfb739b89b3f53964e6596c5b36e804b4a1b..ce9d4f2c9776e08d1b543f18de8cb7100fe43a86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -3019,6 +3019,7 @@ vmxnet3_probe_device(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo = 5 * HZ;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->work, vmxnet3_reset_work);
+	set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_QUIESCED, &adapter->state);
 
 	if (adapter->intr.type == VMXNET3_IT_MSIX) {
 		int i;
@@ -3043,7 +3044,6 @@ vmxnet3_probe_device(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_register;
 	}
 
-	set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_QUIESCED, &adapter->state);
 	vmxnet3_check_link(adapter, false);
 	atomic_inc(&devices_found);
 	return 0;