diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 874a15f33bc5..026f0d7569e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -11079,6 +11079,9 @@ static void bnxt_init_napi(struct bnxt *bp)
 		poll_fn = bnxt_poll_p5;
 	else if (BNXT_CHIP_TYPE_NITRO_A0(bp))
 		cp_nr_rings--;
+
+	set_bit(BNXT_STATE_NAPI_DISABLED, &bp->state);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < cp_nr_rings; i++) {
 		bnapi = bp->bnapi[i];
 		netif_napi_add(bp->dev, &bnapi->napi, poll_fn);