diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 4635b3fdcc3b..795936439498 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1476,6 +1476,14 @@ static void be_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&adapter->work, msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
 }
 
+static void be_msix_disable(struct be_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	if (adapter->msix_enabled) {
+		pci_disable_msix(adapter->pdev);
+		adapter->msix_enabled = false;
+	}
+}
+
 static void be_msix_enable(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int i, status;
@@ -2096,6 +2104,7 @@ static int be_stats_init(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 static void __devexit be_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct be_adapter *adapter = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
 	if (!adapter)
 		return;
 
@@ -2107,10 +2116,7 @@ static void __devexit be_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	be_ctrl_cleanup(adapter);
 
-	if (adapter->msix_enabled) {
-		pci_disable_msix(adapter->pdev);
-		adapter->msix_enabled = false;
-	}
+	be_msix_disable(adapter);
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
@@ -2230,7 +2236,9 @@ static int __devinit be_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 ctrl_clean:
 	be_ctrl_cleanup(adapter);
 free_netdev:
+	be_msix_disable(adapter);
 	free_netdev(adapter->netdev);
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 rel_reg:
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 disable_dev: