diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
index fbd71659cca6a61d5a356820c67f01ae37758dd0..71fbf2dbda3b816258fcd4d80bdfbdd897cf3bab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -6547,6 +6547,8 @@ static int bnx2x_nic_load(struct bnx2x *bp, int load_mode)
 	bnx2x_free_irq(bp);
 load_error1:
 	bnx2x_napi_disable(bp);
+	for_each_queue(bp, i)
+		netif_napi_del(&bnx2x_fp(bp, i, napi));
 	bnx2x_free_mem(bp);
 
 	/* TBD we really need to reset the chip
@@ -6855,6 +6857,8 @@ static int bnx2x_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode)
 	bnx2x_free_skbs(bp);
 	for_each_queue(bp, i)
 		bnx2x_free_rx_sge_range(bp, bp->fp + i, NUM_RX_SGE);
+	for_each_queue(bp, i)
+		netif_napi_del(&bnx2x_fp(bp, i, napi));
 	bnx2x_free_mem(bp);
 
 	bp->state = BNX2X_STATE_CLOSED;
@@ -10481,6 +10485,8 @@ static int bnx2x_eeh_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	bnx2x_free_skbs(bp);
 	for_each_queue(bp, i)
 		bnx2x_free_rx_sge_range(bp, bp->fp + i, NUM_RX_SGE);
+	for_each_queue(bp, i)
+		netif_napi_del(&bnx2x_fp(bp, i, napi));
 	bnx2x_free_mem(bp);
 
 	bp->state = BNX2X_STATE_CLOSED;