static void bnx2x_netif_stop(struct bnx2x *bp, int disable_hw)
 {
        bnx2x_int_disable_sync(bp, disable_hw);
+       bnx2x_napi_disable(bp);
        if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
-               bnx2x_napi_disable(bp);
                netif_tx_disable(bp->dev);
                bp->dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        }
        bnx2x_set_storm_rx_mode(bp);
 
        bnx2x_netif_stop(bp, 1);
-       if (!netif_running(bp->dev))
-               bnx2x_napi_disable(bp);
+
        del_timer_sync(&bp->timer);
        SHMEM_WR(bp, func_mb[BP_FUNC(bp)].drv_pulse_mb,
                 (DRV_PULSE_ALWAYS_ALIVE | bp->fw_drv_pulse_wr_seq));