diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ethtool.c
index de2a9348bc3f..1d512e6a89f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ethtool.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "aq_ptp.h"
 #include "aq_filters.h"
 #include "aq_macsec.h"
+#include "aq_main.h"
 
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
 
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ static int aq_set_ringparam(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
 		ndev_running = true;
-		dev_close(ndev);
+		aq_ndev_close(ndev);
 	}
 
 	cfg->rxds = max(ring->rx_pending, hw_caps->rxds_min);
@@ -857,7 +858,7 @@ static int aq_set_ringparam(struct net_device *ndev,
 		goto err_exit;
 
 	if (ndev_running)
-		err = dev_open(ndev, NULL);
+		err = aq_ndev_open(ndev);
 
 err_exit:
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
index ff245f75fa3d..1401fc4632b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct net_device *aq_ndev_alloc(void)
 	return ndev;
 }
 
-static int aq_ndev_open(struct net_device *ndev)
+int aq_ndev_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct aq_nic_s *aq_nic = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	int err = 0;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ err_exit:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int aq_ndev_close(struct net_device *ndev)
+int aq_ndev_close(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct aq_nic_s *aq_nic = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.h
index a5a624b9ce73..2a562ab7a5af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.h
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@
 
 void aq_ndev_schedule_work(struct work_struct *work);
 struct net_device *aq_ndev_alloc(void);
+int aq_ndev_open(struct net_device *ndev);
+int aq_ndev_close(struct net_device *ndev);
 
 #endif /* AQ_MAIN_H */