diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
index dee9ff74d6d6..d4b1976ee69b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
@@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ static int atl_resume_common(struct device *dev, bool deep)
 	if (deep) {
 		/* Reinitialize Nic/Vecs objects */
 		aq_nic_deinit(nic, !nic->aq_hw->aq_nic_cfg->wol);
-
-		ret = aq_nic_init(nic);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_exit;
 	}
 
 	if (netif_running(nic->ndev)) {
+		ret = aq_nic_init(nic);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_exit;
+
 		ret = aq_nic_start(nic);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_exit;