diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 135acd744..58c87d79c 100755
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -12944,9 +12944,9 @@ int i40e_queue_pair_disable(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, int queue_pair)
 		return err;
 
 	i40e_queue_pair_disable_irq(vsi, queue_pair);
+	i40e_queue_pair_toggle_napi(vsi, queue_pair, false /* off */);
 	err = i40e_queue_pair_toggle_rings(vsi, queue_pair, false /* off */);
 	i40e_clean_rx_ring(vsi->rx_rings[queue_pair]);
-	i40e_queue_pair_toggle_napi(vsi, queue_pair, false /* off */);
 	i40e_queue_pair_clean_rings(vsi, queue_pair);
 	i40e_queue_pair_reset_stats(vsi, queue_pair);