diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index 39f56973746d..3d151700f658 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -1872,10 +1872,12 @@ static void mana_destroy_txq(struct mana_port_context *apc)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < apc->num_queues; i++) {
 		napi = &apc->tx_qp[i].tx_cq.napi;
-		napi_synchronize(napi);
-		napi_disable(napi);
-		netif_napi_del(napi);
-
+		if (apc->tx_qp[i].txq.napi_initialized) {
+			napi_synchronize(napi);
+			napi_disable(napi);
+			netif_napi_del(napi);
+			apc->tx_qp[i].txq.napi_initialized = false;
+		}
 		mana_destroy_wq_obj(apc, GDMA_SQ, apc->tx_qp[i].tx_object);
 
 		mana_deinit_cq(apc, &apc->tx_qp[i].tx_cq);
@@ -1931,6 +1933,7 @@ static int mana_create_txq(struct mana_port_context *apc,
 		txq->ndev = net;
 		txq->net_txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(net, i);
 		txq->vp_offset = apc->tx_vp_offset;
+		txq->napi_initialized = false;
 		skb_queue_head_init(&txq->pending_skbs);
 
 		memset(&spec, 0, sizeof(spec));
@@ -1997,6 +2000,7 @@ static int mana_create_txq(struct mana_port_context *apc,
 
 		netif_napi_add_tx(net, &cq->napi, mana_poll);
 		napi_enable(&cq->napi);
+		txq->napi_initialized = true;
 
 		mana_gd_ring_cq(cq->gdma_cq, SET_ARM_BIT);
 	}
@@ -2008,7 +2012,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static void mana_destroy_rxq(struct mana_port_context *apc,
-			     struct mana_rxq *rxq, bool validate_state)
+			     struct mana_rxq *rxq, bool napi_initialized)
 
 {
 	struct gdma_context *gc = apc->ac->gdma_dev->gdma_context;
@@ -2023,15 +2027,15 @@ static void mana_destroy_rxq(struct mana_port_context *apc,
 
 	napi = &rxq->rx_cq.napi;
 
-	if (validate_state)
+	if (napi_initialized) {
 		napi_synchronize(napi);
 
-	napi_disable(napi);
+		napi_disable(napi);
 
+		netif_napi_del(napi);
+	}
 	xdp_rxq_info_unreg(&rxq->xdp_rxq);
 
-	netif_napi_del(napi);
-
 	mana_destroy_wq_obj(apc, GDMA_RQ, rxq->rxobj);
 
 	mana_deinit_cq(apc, &rxq->rx_cq);
diff --git a/include/net/mana/mana.h b/include/net/mana/mana.h
index 7caa334f4888..b8a6c7504ee1 100644
--- a/include/net/mana/mana.h
+++ b/include/net/mana/mana.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ struct mana_txq {
 
 	atomic_t pending_sends;
 
+	bool napi_initialized;
+
 	struct mana_stats_tx stats;
 };