diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 0f276ce2d1eb..586311a271f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 reset_coalesce:
-	if (netif_running(dev)) {
+	if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state)) {
 		if (update_stats) {
 			rc = bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
 			if (!rc)