diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c
index c48aef613b0a89508882638d99b64089bc341872..d7aa4b203f40a39ccf194c4693012e9a37b65a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static void ixgbevf_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		if (if_running)
 			/* indicate we're in test mode */
-			dev_close(netdev);
+			ixgbevf_close(netdev);
 		else
 			ixgbevf_reset(adapter);
 
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static void ixgbevf_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		clear_bit(__IXGBEVF_TESTING, &adapter->state);
 		if (if_running)
-			dev_open(netdev);
+			ixgbevf_open(netdev);
 	} else {
 		hw_dbg(&adapter->hw, "online testing starting\n");
 		/* Online tests */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
index 68ec7daa04fd3576df1ba724716ad718e5fd1b7e..991eeae81473d41b2da2cd5d6807f0b7ff1d82cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ extern const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops;
 extern const char ixgbevf_driver_name[];
 extern const char ixgbevf_driver_version[];
 
+int ixgbevf_open(struct net_device *netdev);
+int ixgbevf_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 void ixgbevf_up(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbevf_down(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbevf_reinit_locked(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 6b2f6063152f92c9a1c682077c6981abaa4778b8..b13196946d1bfeca3b84cc1f6b89574e0279b03d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@ static void ixgbevf_free_all_rx_resources(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
  * handler is registered with the OS, the watchdog timer is started,
  * and the stack is notified that the interface is ready.
  **/
-static int ixgbevf_open(struct net_device *netdev)
+int ixgbevf_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_open(struct net_device *netdev)
  * needs to be disabled.  A global MAC reset is issued to stop the
  * hardware, and all transmit and receive resources are freed.
  **/
-static int ixgbevf_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+int ixgbevf_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);