diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 1019b4dc7bed3c..22c8bfb5ed9dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10627,10 +10627,12 @@ int bnxt_half_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp)
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "bnxt_alloc_mem err: %x\n", rc);
 		goto half_open_err;
 	}
+	bnxt_init_napi(bp);
 	set_bit(BNXT_STATE_HALF_OPEN, &bp->state);
 	rc = bnxt_init_nic(bp, true);
 	if (rc) {
 		clear_bit(BNXT_STATE_HALF_OPEN, &bp->state);
+		bnxt_del_napi(bp);
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "bnxt_init_nic err: %x\n", rc);
 		goto half_open_err;
 	}
@@ -10649,6 +10651,7 @@ int bnxt_half_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp)
 void bnxt_half_close_nic(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	bnxt_hwrm_resource_free(bp, false, true);
+	bnxt_del_napi(bp);
 	bnxt_free_skbs(bp);
 	bnxt_free_mem(bp, true);
 	clear_bit(BNXT_STATE_HALF_OPEN, &bp->state);