1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
index c17ea4b8f84d..95af14e139d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -1519,6 +1519,7 @@ void igbvf_down(struct igbvf_adapter *adapter)
         rxdctl = er32(RXDCTL(0));
         ew32(RXDCTL(0), rxdctl & ~E1000_RXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE);
 
+        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
         netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 
         /* disable transmits in the hardware */
@@ -1535,8 +1536,6 @@ void igbvf_down(struct igbvf_adapter *adapter)
 
         del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
 
-        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-
         /* record the stats before reset*/
         igbvf_update_stats(adapter);