diff --git a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
index 91188e6d4f78..eb8151154083 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ static void ti_hecc_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct ti_hecc_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
+	/* Disable the CPK; stop sending, erroring and acking */
+	hecc_set_bit(priv, HECC_CANMC, HECC_CANMC_CCR);
+
 	/* Disable interrupts and disable mailboxes */
 	hecc_write(priv, HECC_CANGIM, 0);
 	hecc_write(priv, HECC_CANMIM, 0);