diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index dcd9367f05af..1f04cd4cfab9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ next_tx_int:
 
 	__netif_txq_completed_wake(txq, nr_pkts, tx_bytes,
 				   bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr), bp->tx_wake_thresh,
-				   READ_ONCE(txr->dev_state) != BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING);
+				   READ_ONCE(txr->dev_state) == BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING);
 }
 
 static struct page *__bnxt_alloc_rx_page(struct bnxt *bp, dma_addr_t *mapping,