diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index fca0533d517f..d93f28658a2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1143,14 +1143,11 @@ static void clean_tx_pools(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
-static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+static void ibmvnic_cleanup(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	int rc = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSING;
-
 	/* ensure that transmissions are stopped if called by do_reset */
 	if (adapter->resetting)
 		netif_tx_disable(netdev);
@@ -1168,10 +1165,6 @@ static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 			}
 	}
 
-	rc = set_link_state(adapter, IBMVNIC_LOGICAL_LNK_DN);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
 	if (adapter->rx_scrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++) {
 			if (adapter->rx_scrq[i]->irq) {
@@ -1183,8 +1176,20 @@ static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 	clean_rx_pools(adapter);
 	clean_tx_pools(adapter);
+}
+
+static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSING;
+	rc = set_link_state(adapter, IBMVNIC_LOGICAL_LNK_DN);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+	ibmvnic_cleanup(netdev);
 	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSED;
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)