diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index 38e47703f9ab..07568aa15873 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -1302,6 +1302,7 @@ static int cxgb_up(struct adapter *adap)
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			CH_ERR(adap, "failed to bind qsets, err %d\n", ret);
 			t3_intr_disable(adap);
+			quiesce_rx(adap);
 			free_irq_resources(adap);
 			err = ret;
 			goto out;