diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index 65fa4719545c..d08547d76637 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -1767,6 +1767,9 @@ static void gve_turndown(struct gve_priv *priv)
 
 	gve_clear_napi_enabled(priv);
 	gve_clear_report_stats(priv);
+
+	/* Make sure that all traffic is finished processing. */
+	synchronize_net();
 }
 
 static void gve_turnup(struct gve_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx.c
index 62981dd60103..afbd9b43e57b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx.c
@@ -777,9 +777,12 @@ int gve_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 	struct gve_tx_ring *tx;
 	int i, err = 0, qid;
 
-	if (unlikely(flags & ~XDP_XMIT_FLAGS_MASK))
+	if (unlikely(flags & ~XDP_XMIT_FLAGS_MASK) || !priv->xdp_prog)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!gve_get_napi_enabled(priv))
+		return -ENETDOWN;
+
 	qid = gve_xdp_tx_queue_id(priv,
 				  smp_processor_id() % priv->num_xdp_queues);