diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index ee99fd8fd513..ce91dda00ec0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2203,9 +2203,8 @@ void igb_down(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_q_vectors; i++) {
 		if (adapter->q_vector[i]) {
-			napi_synchronize(&adapter->q_vector[i]->napi);
-			igb_set_queue_napi(adapter, i, NULL);
 			napi_disable(&adapter->q_vector[i]->napi);
+			igb_set_queue_napi(adapter, i, NULL);
 		}
 	}