2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
index e23ce77712f1..e00a9867390a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
@@ -2642,6 +2642,7 @@ static void atl1_down(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 {
         struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 
+        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
         del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
         del_timer_sync(&adapter->phy_config_timer);
         adapter->phy_timer_pending = false;
@@ -2655,7 +2656,6 @@ static void atl1_down(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
         adapter->link_speed = SPEED_0;
         adapter->link_duplex = -1;
         netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 
         atl1_clean_tx_ring(adapter);
         atl1_clean_rx_ring(adapter);
@@ -2724,6 +2724,8 @@ static int atl1_open(struct net_device *netdev)
         struct atl1_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
         int err;
 
+        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+
         /* allocate transmit descriptors */
         err = atl1_setup_ring_resources(adapter);
         if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atlx.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atlx.c
index b3e7fcf0f6e7..3cc9d1089ca1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atlx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atlx.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ static void atlx_check_for_link(struct atlx_adapter *adapter)
                                 netdev->name);
                         adapter->link_speed = SPEED_0;
                         netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-                        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
                 }
         }
         schedule_work(&adapter->link_chg_task);