diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index 981224743c73..34c8565031f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ void i40evf_update_stats(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 void i40evf_reset_interrupt_capability(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 int i40evf_init_interrupt_scheme(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 void i40evf_irq_enable_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, u32 mask);
+void i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+void i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 
 void i40e_napi_add_all(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 void i40e_napi_del_all(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 812b1200f35c..da901f4b9c18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include "i40e_prototype.h"
 static int i40evf_setup_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 static int i40evf_setup_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
-static void i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
-static void i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 static int i40evf_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 
 char i40evf_driver_name[] = "i40evf";
@@ -1358,6 +1356,11 @@ static void i40evf_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto watchdog_done;
 	}
 
+	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_DISABLE_QUEUES) {
+		i40evf_disable_queues(adapter);
+		goto watchdog_done;
+	}
+
 	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_MAP_VECTORS) {
 		i40evf_map_queues(adapter);
 		goto watchdog_done;
@@ -1383,11 +1386,6 @@ static void i40evf_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto watchdog_done;
 	}
 
-	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_DISABLE_QUEUES) {
-		i40evf_disable_queues(adapter);
-		goto watchdog_done;
-	}
-
 	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_CONFIGURE_QUEUES) {
 		i40evf_configure_queues(adapter);
 		goto watchdog_done;
@@ -1724,7 +1722,7 @@ out:
  *
  * Free all transmit software resources
  **/
-static void i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
+void i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -1794,7 +1792,7 @@ static int i40evf_setup_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
  *
  * Free all receive software resources
  **/
-static void i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
+void i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -1824,7 +1822,7 @@ static int i40evf_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Unable to open device due to PF driver failure.\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
-	if (adapter->state != __I40EVF_DOWN)
+	if (adapter->state != __I40EVF_DOWN || adapter->aq_required)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* allocate transmit descriptors */
@@ -1888,9 +1886,6 @@ static int i40evf_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	adapter->state = __I40EVF_DOWN;
 	i40evf_free_traffic_irqs(adapter);
 
-	i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(adapter);
-	i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(adapter);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2504,6 +2499,8 @@ static void i40evf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	iounmap(hw->hw_addr);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 
+	i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(adapter);
+	i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(adapter);
 	i40evf_free_queues(adapter);
 	kfree(adapter->vf_res);
 	/* If we got removed before an up/down sequence, we've got a filter
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
index 3f0c85ecbca6..4240a496dc50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ void i40evf_virtchnl_completion(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 		break;
 	case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_DISABLE_QUEUES:
 		adapter->aq_pending &= ~(I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_DISABLE_QUEUES);
+		i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(adapter);
+		i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(adapter);
 		break;
 	case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_VSI_QUEUES:
 		adapter->aq_pending &= ~(I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_CONFIGURE_QUEUES);