diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
index 24b91be25676..9ba9c2952d78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
@@ -4145,6 +4145,26 @@ static void idpf_vport_intr_ena_irq_all(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 	writel(rsrc->noirq_dyn_ctl_ena, rsrc->noirq_dyn_ctl);
 }
 
+/**
+ * idpf_vport_intr_dis_dim_all - Disable DIM work for all q_vectors
+ * @rsrc: pointer to queue and vector resources
+ *
+ * The DIM works are embedded in the q_vector array that
+ * idpf_vport_intr_rel() frees, and the poll arms them after
+ * napi_complete_done() has already cleared NAPI_STATE_SCHED.  Disable
+ * rather than just cancel, so that a poll tail still running past
+ * napi_disable() cannot queue them again behind the drain.
+ */
+static void idpf_vport_intr_dis_dim_all(struct idpf_q_vec_rsrc *rsrc)
+{
+	for (u16 v_idx = 0; v_idx < rsrc->num_q_vectors; v_idx++) {
+		struct idpf_q_vector *q_vector = &rsrc->q_vectors[v_idx];
+
+		disable_work_sync(&q_vector->tx_dim.work);
+		disable_work_sync(&q_vector->rx_dim.work);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * idpf_vport_intr_deinit - Release all vector associations for the vport
  * @vport: main vport structure
@@ -4155,6 +4175,7 @@ void idpf_vport_intr_deinit(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 {
 	idpf_vport_intr_dis_irq_all(rsrc);
 	idpf_vport_intr_napi_dis_all(rsrc);
+	idpf_vport_intr_dis_dim_all(rsrc);
 	idpf_vport_intr_napi_del_all(rsrc);
 	idpf_vport_intr_rel_irq(vport, rsrc);
 }
@@ -4235,7 +4256,6 @@ static void idpf_vport_intr_napi_ena_all(struct idpf_q_vec_rsrc *rsrc)
 	for (u16 q_idx = 0; q_idx < rsrc->num_q_vectors; q_idx++) {
 		struct idpf_q_vector *q_vector = &rsrc->q_vectors[q_idx];
 
-		idpf_init_dim(q_vector);
 		napi_enable(&q_vector->napi);
 	}
 }
@@ -4578,6 +4598,8 @@ int idpf_vport_intr_alloc(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 		q_coal = &user_config->q_coalesce[v_idx];
 		q_vector->vport = vport;
 
+		idpf_init_dim(q_vector);
+
 		q_vector->tx_itr_value = q_coal->tx_coalesce_usecs;
 		q_vector->tx_intr_mode = q_coal->tx_intr_mode;
 		q_vector->tx_itr_idx = VIRTCHNL2_ITR_IDX_1;