diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 7a298cdf9ab398135b2f59df9c7ad642c8f8840b..a3dcd04be22f6291e2546f84e474cef31e7fae34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,6 @@ qlcnic_setup_netdev(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 	netdev->irq = adapter->msix_entries[0].vector;
 
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 
 	err = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (err) {