1 files changed, 16 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 6c904a6cad2a..ef5aed3b1225 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -2351,23 +2351,29 @@ static int qlge_update_hw_vlan_features(struct net_device *ndev,
 {
         struct ql_adapter *qdev = netdev_priv(ndev);
         int status = 0;
+        bool need_restart = netif_running(ndev);
 
-        status = ql_adapter_down(qdev);
-        if (status) {
-                netif_err(qdev, link, qdev->ndev,
-                          "Failed to bring down the adapter\n");
-                return status;
+        if (need_restart) {
+                status = ql_adapter_down(qdev);
+                if (status) {
+                        netif_err(qdev, link, qdev->ndev,
+                                  "Failed to bring down the adapter\n");
+                        return status;
+                }
         }
 
         /* update the features with resent change */
         ndev->features = features;
 
-        status = ql_adapter_up(qdev);
-        if (status) {
-                netif_err(qdev, link, qdev->ndev,
-                          "Failed to bring up the adapter\n");
-                return status;
+        if (need_restart) {
+                status = ql_adapter_up(qdev);
+                if (status) {
+                        netif_err(qdev, link, qdev->ndev,
+                                  "Failed to bring up the adapter\n");
+                        return status;
+                }
         }
+
         return status;
 }