diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
index 2451f6b20b11..260e14d5d541 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
@@ -2520,6 +2520,7 @@ int wx_sw_init(struct wx *wx)
 	mutex_init(&wx->reset_lock);
 	bitmap_zero(wx->state, WX_STATE_NBITS);
 	bitmap_zero(wx->flags, WX_PF_FLAGS_NBITS);
+	set_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state);
 	wx->misc_irq_domain = false;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2875,7 +2876,7 @@ void wx_update_stats(struct wx *wx)
 	u64 restart_queue = 0, tx_busy = 0;
 	u32 i;
 
-	if (!netif_running(wx->netdev) ||
+	if (test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state) ||
 	    test_bit(WX_STATE_RESETTING, wx->state))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_lib.c
index 746623fa59b4..d042567b8128 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_lib.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static bool wx_clean_tx_irq(struct wx_q_vector *q_vector,
 
 		if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(tx_ring->netdev,
 					     tx_ring->queue_index) &&
-		    netif_running(tx_ring->netdev)) {
+		    !test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state)) {
 			netif_wake_subqueue(tx_ring->netdev,
 					    tx_ring->queue_index);
 			++tx_ring->tx_stats.restart_queue;
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ static int wx_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	if (likely(napi_complete_done(napi, work_done))) {
 		if (wx->adaptive_itr)
 			wx_update_dim_sample(q_vector);
-		if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+		if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 			wx_intr_enable(wx, WX_INTR_Q(q_vector->v_idx));
 	}
 
@@ -2341,6 +2341,8 @@ int wx_init_interrupt_scheme(struct wx *wx)
 
 	wx_cache_ring_rss(wx);
 
+	set_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wx_init_interrupt_scheme);
@@ -3314,7 +3316,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(wx_set_ring);
 
 void wx_service_event_schedule(struct wx *wx)
 {
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(WX_STATE_SERVICE_SCHED, wx->state))
+	if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state) &&
+	    !test_and_set_bit(WX_STATE_SERVICE_SCHED, wx->state))
 		queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &wx->service_task);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wx_service_event_schedule);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_sriov.c
index a360b06a086a..0152004a2dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_sriov.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static void wx_set_vf_link_state(struct wx *wx, int vf, int state)
 	wx->vfinfo[vf].link_state = state;
 	switch (state) {
 	case IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE_AUTO:
-		if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+		if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 			wx->vfinfo[vf].link_enable = true;
 		else
 			wx->vfinfo[vf].link_enable = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h
index 0da5565ee4ff..c7befe4cdfe9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h
@@ -1202,6 +1202,7 @@ struct wx_last_stats {
 };
 
 enum wx_state {
+	WX_STATE_DOWN,
 	WX_STATE_RESETTING,
 	WX_STATE_SWFW_BUSY,
 	WX_STATE_PTP_RUNNING,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c
index 94ff8f5f0b4c..0d2db8d38cd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_vf_common.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static irqreturn_t wx_msix_misc_vf(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
 
 	set_bit(WX_FLAG_NEED_UPDATE_LINK, wx->flags);
 	/* Clear the interrupt */
-	if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+	if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 		wr32(wx, WX_VXIMC, wx->eims_other);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ static void wxvf_up_complete(struct wx *wx)
 
 	wx_configure_msix_vf(wx);
 	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+	clear_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state);
 	wx_napi_enable_all(wx);
 
 	/* clear any pending interrupts, may auto mask */
@@ -327,6 +328,9 @@ static void wxvf_down(struct wx *wx)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = wx->netdev;
 
+	if (test_and_set_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
+		return;
+
 	timer_delete_sync(&wx->service_timer);
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 	netif_tx_disable(netdev);
@@ -360,7 +364,7 @@ static void wxvf_reset_subtask(struct wx *wx)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	if (test_bit(WX_STATE_RESETTING, wx->state) ||
-	    !(netif_running(wx->netdev))) {
+	    test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state)) {
 		rtnl_unlock();
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
index d51d8db95a76..f4a2dd6fa493 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ngbe_intr(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
 		/* shared interrupt alert!
 		 * the interrupt that we masked before the EICR read.
 		 */
-		if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+		if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 			ngbe_irq_enable(wx, true);
 		return IRQ_NONE;        /* Not our interrupt */
 	}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ngbe_intr(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
 	/* would disable interrupts here but it is auto disabled */
 	napi_schedule_irqoff(&q_vector->napi);
 
-	if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+	if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 		ngbe_irq_enable(wx, false);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static irqreturn_t __ngbe_msix_misc(struct wx *wx, u32 eicr)
 		wx_ptp_check_pps_event(wx);
 
 	/* re-enable the original interrupt state, no lsc, no queues */
-	if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+	if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 		ngbe_irq_enable(wx, false);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ngbe_misc_and_queue(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
 		/* queue */
 		q_vector = wx->q_vector[0];
 		napi_schedule_irqoff(&q_vector->napi);
-		if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+		if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 			ngbe_irq_enable(wx, true);
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ static void ngbe_disable_device(struct wx *wx)
 	struct net_device *netdev = wx->netdev;
 	u32 i;
 
+	if (test_and_set_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
+		return;
+
 	if (wx->num_vfs) {
 		/* Clear EITR Select mapping */
 		wr32(wx, WX_PX_ITRSEL, 0);
@@ -428,6 +431,7 @@ void ngbe_up(struct wx *wx)
 
 	/* make sure to complete pre-operations */
 	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+	clear_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state);
 	wx_napi_enable_all(wx);
 	/* enable transmits */
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(wx->netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c
index aa14958d439a..8746318ad3bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_irq.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static irqreturn_t txgbe_misc_irq_handle(int irq, void *data)
 		/* shared interrupt alert!
 		 * the interrupt that we masked before the ICR read.
 		 */
-		if (netif_running(wx->netdev))
+		if (!test_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
 			txgbe_irq_enable(wx, true);
 		return IRQ_NONE;        /* Not our interrupt */
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
index 4c549c2644ab..f9cd1caaf0a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static void txgbe_up_complete(struct wx *wx)
 
 	/* make sure to complete pre-operations */
 	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+	clear_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state);
 	wx_napi_enable_all(wx);
 
 	switch (wx->mac.type) {
@@ -213,6 +214,9 @@ static void txgbe_disable_device(struct wx *wx)
 	struct net_device *netdev = wx->netdev;
 	u32 i;
 
+	if (test_and_set_bit(WX_STATE_DOWN, wx->state))
+		return;
+
 	wx_disable_pcie_master(wx);
 	/* disable receives */
 	wx_disable_rx(wx);