diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 316227136f5b3e..57d0e195cddf63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -9504,15 +9504,15 @@ static int __bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
 		}
 	}
 
-	bnxt_enable_napi(bp);
-	bnxt_debug_dev_init(bp);
-
 	rc = bnxt_init_nic(bp, irq_re_init);
 	if (rc) {
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "bnxt_init_nic err: %x\n", rc);
-		goto open_err;
+		goto open_err_irq;
 	}
 
+	bnxt_enable_napi(bp);
+	bnxt_debug_dev_init(bp);
+
 	if (link_re_init) {
 		mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
 		rc = bnxt_update_phy_setting(bp);
@@ -9543,10 +9543,6 @@ static int __bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
 		bnxt_vf_reps_open(bp);
 	return 0;
 
-open_err:
-	bnxt_debug_dev_exit(bp);
-	bnxt_disable_napi(bp);
-
 open_err_irq:
 	bnxt_del_napi(bp);
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d42c9ea0c3c037..95ac7568f6932a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6612,12 +6612,13 @@ void netif_napi_add(struct net_device *dev, struct napi_struct *napi,
 		netdev_err_once(dev, "%s() called with weight %d\n", __func__,
 				weight);
 	napi->weight = weight;
-	list_add(&napi->dev_list, &dev->napi_list);
 	napi->dev = dev;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
 	napi->poll_owner = -1;
 #endif
 	set_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &napi->state);
+	set_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &napi->state);
+	list_add_rcu(&napi->dev_list, &dev->napi_list);
 	napi_hash_add(napi);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_napi_add);
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 093e90e52bc254..2338753e936b71 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void poll_napi(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct napi_struct *napi;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
-	list_for_each_entry(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list) {
 		if (cmpxchg(&napi->poll_owner, -1, cpu) == -1) {
 			poll_one_napi(napi);
 			smp_store_release(&napi->poll_owner, -1);