diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
index 707ae5c297ea..9413fa61392f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ enum igb_boards {
 extern char igb_driver_name[];
 extern char igb_driver_version[];
 
+int igb_open(struct net_device *netdev);
+int igb_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 int igb_up(struct igb_adapter *);
 void igb_down(struct igb_adapter *);
 void igb_reinit_locked(struct igb_adapter *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index 1d329f1d047b..7982243d1f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ static void igb_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		if (if_running)
 			/* indicate we're in test mode */
-			dev_close(netdev);
+			igb_close(netdev);
 		else
 			igb_reset(adapter);
 
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ static void igb_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		clear_bit(__IGB_TESTING, &adapter->state);
 		if (if_running)
-			dev_open(netdev);
+			igb_open(netdev);
 	} else {
 		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "online testing starting\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 3b56f809967c..834b1b6a9277 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static void igb_setup_mrqc(struct igb_adapter *);
 static int igb_probe(struct pci_dev *, const struct pci_device_id *);
 static void igb_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 static int igb_sw_init(struct igb_adapter *);
-static int igb_open(struct net_device *);
-static int igb_close(struct net_device *);
+int igb_open(struct net_device *);
+int igb_close(struct net_device *);
 static void igb_configure(struct igb_adapter *);
 static void igb_configure_tx(struct igb_adapter *);
 static void igb_configure_rx(struct igb_adapter *);
@@ -3172,7 +3172,7 @@ static int __igb_open(struct net_device *netdev, bool resuming)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int igb_open(struct net_device *netdev)
+int igb_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	return __igb_open(netdev, false);
 }
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ static int __igb_close(struct net_device *netdev, bool suspending)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int igb_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+int igb_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	return __igb_close(netdev, false);
 }