diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 2c8f7e04b02bff6c2e49f48b7d2c7985e5a23329..6a0c1b66ce54116b88a8aaf33bcf0518a7ef7ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -1667,10 +1667,13 @@ void igb_down(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 	wrfl();
 	msleep(10);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_q_vectors; i++)
+	igb_irq_disable(adapter);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_q_vectors; i++) {
+		napi_synchronize(&(adapter->q_vector[i]->napi));
 		napi_disable(&(adapter->q_vector[i]->napi));
+	}
 
-	igb_irq_disable(adapter);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
 	del_timer_sync(&adapter->phy_info_timer);