diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 1a70605fad38..28ee12186c37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -15909,7 +15909,7 @@ static int bnxt_queue_start(struct net_device *dev, void *qmem, int idx)
 			goto err_reset;
 	}
 
-	napi_enable(&bnapi->napi);
+	napi_enable_locked(&bnapi->napi);
 	bnxt_db_nq_arm(bp, &cpr->cp_db, cpr->cp_raw_cons);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->nr_vnics; i++) {
@@ -15931,7 +15931,7 @@ static int bnxt_queue_start(struct net_device *dev, void *qmem, int idx)
 err_reset:
 	netdev_err(bp->dev, "Unexpected HWRM error during queue start rc: %d\n",
 		   rc);
-	napi_enable(&bnapi->napi);
+	napi_enable_locked(&bnapi->napi);
 	bnxt_db_nq_arm(bp, &cpr->cp_db, cpr->cp_raw_cons);
 	bnxt_reset_task(bp, true);
 	return rc;
@@ -15971,7 +15971,7 @@ static int bnxt_queue_stop(struct net_device *dev, void *qmem, int idx)
 	 * completion is handled in NAPI to guarantee no more DMA on that ring
 	 * after seeing the completion.
 	 */
-	napi_disable(&bnapi->napi);
+	napi_disable_locked(&bnapi->napi);
 
 	if (bp->tph_mode) {
 		bnxt_hwrm_cp_ring_free(bp, rxr->rx_cpr);