diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 287ea792922a..8111aefb2411 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -360,6 +360,26 @@ static u16 bnxt_xmit_get_cfa_action(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return md_dst->u.port_info.port_id;
 }
 
+static bool bnxt_txr_netif_try_stop_queue(struct bnxt *bp,
+					  struct bnxt_tx_ring_info *txr,
+					  struct netdev_queue *txq)
+{
+	netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
+
+	/* netif_tx_stop_queue() must be done before checking
+	 * tx index in bnxt_tx_avail() below, because in
+	 * bnxt_tx_int(), we update tx index before checking for
+	 * netif_tx_queue_stopped().
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+	if (bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) > bp->tx_wake_thresh) {
+		netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -387,8 +407,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	free_size = bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr);
 	if (unlikely(free_size < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags + 2)) {
-		netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
-		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+		if (bnxt_txr_netif_try_stop_queue(bp, txr, txq))
+			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
 
 	length = skb->len;
@@ -597,16 +617,7 @@ tx_done:
 		if (netdev_xmit_more() && !tx_buf->is_push)
 			bnxt_db_write(bp, &txr->tx_db, prod);
 
-		netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
-
-		/* netif_tx_stop_queue() must be done before checking
-		 * tx index in bnxt_tx_avail() below, because in
-		 * bnxt_tx_int(), we update tx index before checking for
-		 * netif_tx_queue_stopped().
-		 */
-		smp_mb();
-		if (bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) > bp->tx_wake_thresh)
-			netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
+		bnxt_txr_netif_try_stop_queue(bp, txr, txq);
 	}
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
@@ -690,14 +701,9 @@ next_tx_int:
 	smp_mb();
 
 	if (unlikely(netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq)) &&
-	    (bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) > bp->tx_wake_thresh)) {
-		__netif_tx_lock(txq, smp_processor_id());
-		if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq) &&
-		    bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) > bp->tx_wake_thresh &&
-		    txr->dev_state != BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING)
-			netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
-		__netif_tx_unlock(txq);
-	}
+	    bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) > bp->tx_wake_thresh &&
+	    READ_ONCE(txr->dev_state) != BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING)
+		netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
 }
 
 static struct page *__bnxt_alloc_rx_page(struct bnxt *bp, dma_addr_t *mapping,
@@ -8371,9 +8377,11 @@ void bnxt_tx_disable(struct bnxt *bp)
 	if (bp->tx_ring) {
 		for (i = 0; i < bp->tx_nr_rings; i++) {
 			txr = &bp->tx_ring[i];
-			txr->dev_state = BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING;
+			WRITE_ONCE(txr->dev_state, BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING);
 		}
 	}
+	/* Make sure napi polls see @dev_state change */
+	synchronize_net();
 	/* Drop carrier first to prevent TX timeout */
 	netif_carrier_off(bp->dev);
 	/* Stop all TX queues */
@@ -8387,8 +8395,10 @@ void bnxt_tx_enable(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->tx_nr_rings; i++) {
 		txr = &bp->tx_ring[i];
-		txr->dev_state = 0;
+		WRITE_ONCE(txr->dev_state, 0);
 	}
+	/* Make sure napi polls see @dev_state change */
+	synchronize_net();
 	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(bp->dev);
 	if (bp->link_info.link_up)
 		netif_carrier_on(bp->dev);