ipoib_dbg(priv, "bringing up interface\n");
 
-       set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
+       if (!test_and_set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags))
+               napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 
        if (ipoib_pkey_dev_delay_open(dev))
                return 0;
 
-       napi_enable(&priv->napi);
+       if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev))
+               goto err_disable;
 
-       if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev)) {
-               napi_disable(&priv->napi);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
-       if (ipoib_ib_dev_up(dev)) {
-               ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 1);
-               napi_disable(&priv->napi);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
+       if (ipoib_ib_dev_up(dev))
+               goto err_stop;
 
        if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_SUBINTERFACE, &priv->flags)) {
                struct ipoib_dev_priv *cpriv;
        netif_start_queue(dev);
 
        return 0;
+
+err_stop:
+       ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 1);
+
+err_disable:
+       napi_disable(&priv->napi);
+       clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
+
+       return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int ipoib_stop(struct net_device *dev)