1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
index fa016214c52f..8dc84d66eea1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
@@ -1064,10 +1064,11 @@ static int c_can_open(struct net_device *dev)
                 goto exit_irq_fail;
         }
 
+        napi_enable(&priv->napi);
+
         /* start the c_can controller */
         c_can_start(dev);
 
-        napi_enable(&priv->napi);
         netif_start_queue(dev);
 
         return 0;