diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index 19fd7cc36f28..12e3823b0bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -2070,6 +2070,7 @@ static void ionic_lif_deinit(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 		ionic_lif_rss_deinit(lif);
 
 	napi_disable(&lif->adminqcq->napi);
+	netif_napi_del(&lif->adminqcq->napi);
 	ionic_lif_qcq_deinit(lif, lif->notifyqcq);
 	ionic_lif_qcq_deinit(lif, lif->adminqcq);