1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
index 3ef24b9eab3e..5397de1fc8d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -6573,10 +6573,8 @@ 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)) {
-                netif_tx_disable(bp->dev);
-                bp->dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
-        }
+        netif_tx_disable(bp->dev);
+        bp->dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
 /*