diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 7768d9753e2d..8c73a723d23f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6240,6 +6240,9 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_cfa_ntuple_filter_free(struct bnxt *bp,
 	int rc;
 
 	set_bit(BNXT_FLTR_FW_DELETED, &fltr->base.state);
+	if (!test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state))
+		return 0;
+
 	rc = hwrm_req_init(bp, req, HWRM_CFA_NTUPLE_FILTER_FREE);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;