diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 35e1f8f663c7..c999f9733326 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -5748,7 +5748,7 @@ static void bnxt_disable_int_sync(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (!bp->irq_tbl)
+	if (!bp->irq_tbl || !bp->bnapi)
 		return;
 
 	atomic_inc(&bp->intr_sem);