diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 5abcd66e7c7a..b66f8fa1d83b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -2921,7 +2921,6 @@ static void iavf_disable_vf(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 	iavf_free_queues(adapter);
 	memset(adapter->vf_res, 0, IAVF_VIRTCHNL_VF_RESOURCE_SIZE);
 	iavf_shutdown_adminq(&adapter->hw);
-	adapter->netdev->flags &= ~IFF_UP;
 	adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING;
 	iavf_change_state(adapter, __IAVF_DOWN);
 	wake_up(&adapter->down_waitqueue);
@@ -3021,6 +3020,11 @@ static void iavf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		iavf_disable_vf(adapter);
 		mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
+		if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+			rtnl_lock();
+			dev_close(netdev);
+			rtnl_unlock();
+		}
 		return; /* Do not attempt to reinit. It's dead, Jim. */
 	}
 
@@ -3173,6 +3177,16 @@ reset_err:
 
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
+
+	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+		/* Close device to ensure that Tx queues will not be started
+		 * during netif_device_attach() at the end of the reset task.
+		 */
+		rtnl_lock();
+		dev_close(netdev);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	}
+
 	dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "failed to allocate resources during reinit\n");
 reset_finish:
 	rtnl_lock();