diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 2297cf2..a312bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -743,23 +743,6 @@ static int ibmvnic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void disable_sub_crqs(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (adapter->tx_scrq) {
-		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_tx_queues; i++)
-			if (adapter->tx_scrq[i])
-				disable_irq(adapter->tx_scrq[i]->irq);
-	}
-
-	if (adapter->rx_scrq) {
-		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
-			if (adapter->rx_scrq[i])
-				disable_irq(adapter->rx_scrq[i]->irq);
-	}
-}
-
 static void clean_tx_pools(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_tx_pool *tx_pool;
@@ -797,15 +780,39 @@ static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSING;
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 
-	clean_tx_pools(adapter);
-	disable_sub_crqs(adapter);
-
 	if (adapter->napi) {
 		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
 			napi_disable(&adapter->napi[i]);
 	}
 
+	clean_tx_pools(adapter);
+
+	if (adapter->tx_scrq) {
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_tx_queues; i++)
+			if (adapter->tx_scrq[i]->irq)
+				disable_irq(adapter->tx_scrq[i]->irq);
+	}
+
 	rc = set_link_state(adapter, IBMVNIC_LOGICAL_LNK_DN);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	if (adapter->rx_scrq) {
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++) {
+			int retries = 10;
+
+			while (pending_scrq(adapter, adapter->rx_scrq[i])) {
+				retries--;
+				mdelay(100);
+
+				if (retries == 0)
+					break;
+			}
+
+			if (adapter->rx_scrq[i]->irq)
+				disable_irq(adapter->rx_scrq[i]->irq);
+		}
+	}
 
 	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSED;
 	return rc;