diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
index eeddd1137dda5838a0cb13eab53cc4f849d4513d..a76cfefec708c5f419afca9cb080e854f0b231f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
@@ -428,16 +428,13 @@ static int mlx5e_ptp_open_queues(struct mlx5e_port_ptp *c,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	napi_enable(&c->napi);
-
 	err = mlx5e_ptp_open_txqsqs(c, cparams);
 	if (err)
-		goto disable_napi;
+		goto close_cqs;
 
 	return 0;
 
-disable_napi:
-	napi_disable(&c->napi);
+close_cqs:
 	mlx5e_ptp_close_cqs(c);
 
 	return err;
@@ -446,7 +443,6 @@ static int mlx5e_ptp_open_queues(struct mlx5e_port_ptp *c,
 static void mlx5e_ptp_close_queues(struct mlx5e_port_ptp *c)
 {
 	mlx5e_ptp_close_txqsqs(c);
-	napi_disable(&c->napi);
 	mlx5e_ptp_close_cqs(c);
 }
 
@@ -515,6 +511,8 @@ void mlx5e_ptp_activate_channel(struct mlx5e_port_ptp *c)
 {
 	int tc;
 
+	napi_enable(&c->napi);
+
 	for (tc = 0; tc < c->num_tc; tc++)
 		mlx5e_activate_txqsq(&c->ptpsq[tc].txqsq);
 }
@@ -525,4 +523,6 @@ void mlx5e_ptp_deactivate_channel(struct mlx5e_port_ptp *c)
 
 	for (tc = 0; tc < c->num_tc; tc++)
 		mlx5e_deactivate_txqsq(&c->ptpsq[tc].txqsq);
+
+	napi_disable(&c->napi);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index b9d2cb6f178d5687a1f960853d952cb4a97c2c94..41c611197211a5b19e3296ccf6ec1f67f30ac5d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1892,13 +1892,11 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_close_rx_cq;
 
-	napi_enable(&c->napi);
-
 	spin_lock_init(&c->async_icosq_lock);
 
 	err = mlx5e_open_icosq(c, params, &cparam->async_icosq, &c->async_icosq);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_disable_napi;
+		goto err_close_xdpsq_cq;
 
 	err = mlx5e_open_icosq(c, params, &cparam->icosq, &c->icosq);
 	if (err)
@@ -1941,9 +1939,7 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 err_close_async_icosq:
 	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->async_icosq);
 
-err_disable_napi:
-	napi_disable(&c->napi);
-
+err_close_xdpsq_cq:
 	if (c->xdp)
 		mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq_xdpsq.cq);
 
@@ -1974,7 +1970,6 @@ static void mlx5e_close_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 	mlx5e_close_sqs(c);
 	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->icosq);
 	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->async_icosq);
-	napi_disable(&c->napi);
 	if (c->xdp)
 		mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq_xdpsq.cq);
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq.cq);
@@ -2059,6 +2054,8 @@ static void mlx5e_activate_channel(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 {
 	int tc;
 
+	napi_enable(&c->napi);
+
 	for (tc = 0; tc < c->num_tc; tc++)
 		mlx5e_activate_txqsq(&c->sq[tc]);
 	mlx5e_activate_icosq(&c->icosq);
@@ -2081,8 +2078,9 @@ static void mlx5e_deactivate_channel(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 	mlx5e_deactivate_icosq(&c->icosq);
 	for (tc = 0; tc < c->num_tc; tc++)
 		mlx5e_deactivate_txqsq(&c->sq[tc]);
-
 	mlx5e_qos_deactivate_queues(c);
+
+	napi_disable(&c->napi);
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_close_channel(struct mlx5e_channel *c)