diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 5b5c0525aa13..b3434dbc90d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -1437,9 +1437,9 @@ void iavf_down(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 			adapter->aq_required |= IAVF_FLAG_AQ_DEL_FDIR_FILTER;
 		if (!list_empty(&adapter->adv_rss_list_head))
 			adapter->aq_required |= IAVF_FLAG_AQ_DEL_ADV_RSS_CFG;
-		adapter->aq_required |= IAVF_FLAG_AQ_DISABLE_QUEUES;
 	}
 
+	adapter->aq_required |= IAVF_FLAG_AQ_DISABLE_QUEUES;
 	mod_delayed_work(adapter->wq, &adapter->watchdog_task, 0);
 }