diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index f9610f860e6d..148e1ff2e5e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -5095,9 +5095,10 @@ static void bnxt_tx_disable(struct bnxt *bp)
 			txr->dev_state = BNXT_DEV_STATE_CLOSING;
 		}
 	}
+	/* Drop carrier first to prevent TX timeout */
+	netif_carrier_off(bp->dev);
 	/* Stop all TX queues */
 	netif_tx_disable(bp->dev);
-	netif_carrier_off(bp->dev);
 }
 
 static void bnxt_tx_enable(struct bnxt *bp)