diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index ec189f0703f9..241a541b8edd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -2373,6 +2373,8 @@ static void gve_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct gve_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	bool was_up = netif_carrier_ok(priv->dev);
 
+	netif_device_detach(netdev);
+
 	rtnl_lock();
 	if (was_up && gve_close(priv->dev)) {
 		/* If the dev was up, attempt to close, if close fails, reset */