diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 339c388e4a18d8ded53c0cdf1454ded9f5ff8f8d..955d6cfd9cb7c48179b587a7bf5239a572b7e9e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -12838,8 +12838,7 @@ static void __bnx2x_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
 	} else {
 		rtnl_lock();
-		if (netif_running(dev))
-			bnx2x_close(dev);
+		dev_close(dev);
 		rtnl_unlock();
 	}