diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 3d9aa7da95e95c..2d3e45780719c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -4356,12 +4356,14 @@ static void mlx4_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 static void mlx4_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct mlx4_dev_persistent *persist = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct mlx4_dev *dev = persist->dev;
 
 	mlx4_info(persist->dev, "mlx4_shutdown was called\n");
 	mutex_lock(&persist->interface_state_mutex);
 	if (persist->interface_state & MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_UP)
 		mlx4_unload_one(pdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&persist->interface_state_mutex);
+	mlx4_pci_disable_device(dev);
 }
 
 static const struct pci_error_handlers mlx4_err_handler = {