diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 25bc764..d1c7029 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -2962,6 +2962,11 @@
 	/* we need to enable NAPI, otherwise dev_close will deadlock */
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++)
 		napi_enable(&adapter->rx_queue[i].napi);
+	/*
+	 * Need to clear the quiesce bit to ensure that vmxnet3_close
+	 * can quiesce the device properly
+	 */
+	clear_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_QUIESCED, &adapter->state);
 	dev_close(adapter->netdev);
 }