diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index fb45e1dd1dd7..7768d9753e2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10889,12 +10889,10 @@ void bnxt_del_one_rss_ctx(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rss_ctx *rss_ctx,
 	struct bnxt_ntuple_filter *ntp_fltr;
 	int i;
 
-	if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
-		bnxt_hwrm_vnic_free_one(bp, &rss_ctx->vnic);
-		for (i = 0; i < BNXT_MAX_CTX_PER_VNIC; i++) {
-			if (vnic->fw_rss_cos_lb_ctx[i] != INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
-				bnxt_hwrm_vnic_ctx_free_one(bp, vnic, i);
-		}
+	bnxt_hwrm_vnic_free_one(bp, &rss_ctx->vnic);
+	for (i = 0; i < BNXT_MAX_CTX_PER_VNIC; i++) {
+		if (vnic->fw_rss_cos_lb_ctx[i] != INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
+			bnxt_hwrm_vnic_ctx_free_one(bp, vnic, i);
 	}
 	if (!all)
 		return;