diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
index af84508a00c2..db638930e2a1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
@@ -1068,8 +1068,12 @@ static int __ipa_wwan_close(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 static int ipa3_wwan_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	struct ipa3_wwan_private *wwan_ptr = netdev_priv(dev);
+
 	IPAWANDBG("[%s] ipa3_wwan_stop()\n", dev->name);
 	__ipa_wwan_close(dev);
+	if (ipa3_rmnet_res.ipa_napi_enable)
+		napi_disable(&(wwan_ptr->napi));
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	return 0;
 }