diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index e8a8351c8ea998a141bd8fb5f27d619b5b477b67..82a95cc2c8ee386c725dfd01e5367bc95e26ca0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -4438,8 +4438,12 @@ static void i40e_napi_enable_all(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	if (!vsi->netdev)
 		return;
 
-	for (q_idx = 0; q_idx < vsi->num_q_vectors; q_idx++)
-		napi_enable(&vsi->q_vectors[q_idx]->napi);
+	for (q_idx = 0; q_idx < vsi->num_q_vectors; q_idx++) {
+		struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[q_idx];
+
+		if (q_vector->rx.ring || q_vector->tx.ring)
+			napi_enable(&q_vector->napi);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4453,8 +4457,12 @@ static void i40e_napi_disable_all(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	if (!vsi->netdev)
 		return;
 
-	for (q_idx = 0; q_idx < vsi->num_q_vectors; q_idx++)
-		napi_disable(&vsi->q_vectors[q_idx]->napi);
+	for (q_idx = 0; q_idx < vsi->num_q_vectors; q_idx++) {
+		struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[q_idx];
+
+		if (q_vector->rx.ring || q_vector->tx.ring)
+			napi_disable(&q_vector->napi);
+	}
 }
 
 /**