diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 5eb3b80b293c..ab46cfca4028 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -9071,6 +9071,8 @@ int ice_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 			else
 				netdev_err(vsi->netdev, "Failed to set physical link down, VSI %d error %d\n",
 					   vsi->vsi_num, link_err);
+
+			ice_vsi_close(vsi);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 	}