diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index d6a9cf0e9b60..99e5f272205d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -1567,14 +1567,10 @@ static int flexcan_chip_start(struct net_device *dev)
 		priv->write(reg_ctrl2, &regs->ctrl2);
 	}
 
-	err = flexcan_transceiver_enable(priv);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_chip_disable;
-
 	/* synchronize with the can bus */
 	err = flexcan_chip_unfreeze(priv);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_transceiver_disable;
+		goto out_chip_disable;
 
 	priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
 
@@ -1592,8 +1588,6 @@ static int flexcan_chip_start(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
- out_transceiver_disable:
-	flexcan_transceiver_disable(priv);
  out_chip_disable:
 	flexcan_chip_disable(priv);
 	return err;
@@ -1623,7 +1617,6 @@ static int __flexcan_chip_stop(struct net_device *dev, bool disable_on_error)
 	priv->write(priv->reg_ctrl_default & ~FLEXCAN_CTRL_ERR_ALL,
 		    &regs->ctrl);
 
-	flexcan_transceiver_disable(priv);
 	priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_STOPPED;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1665,10 +1658,14 @@ static int flexcan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_runtime_put;
 
-	err = request_irq(dev->irq, flexcan_irq, IRQF_SHARED, dev->name, dev);
+	err = flexcan_transceiver_enable(priv);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_close;
 
+	err = request_irq(dev->irq, flexcan_irq, IRQF_SHARED, dev->name, dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_transceiver_disable;
+
 	if (priv->can.ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_FD)
 		priv->mb_size = sizeof(struct flexcan_mb) + CANFD_MAX_DLEN;
 	else
@@ -1720,6 +1717,8 @@ static int flexcan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	can_rx_offload_del(&priv->offload);
  out_free_irq:
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+ out_transceiver_disable:
+	flexcan_transceiver_disable(priv);
  out_close:
 	close_candev(dev);
  out_runtime_put:
@@ -1738,6 +1737,7 @@ static int flexcan_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	can_rx_offload_del(&priv->offload);
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+	flexcan_transceiver_disable(priv);
 
 	close_candev(dev);
 	pm_runtime_put(priv->dev);