diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index 86811de191edbf9298102dd77baf9867aa109d77..f27391abd7da513206c18645bb886295b2449e06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -1015,8 +1015,10 @@ static int xgene_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	xgene_enet_napi_enable(pdata);
 	ret = xgene_enet_register_irq(ndev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		xgene_enet_napi_disable(pdata);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (ndev->phydev) {
 		phy_start(ndev->phydev);