diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
index 63b9ba0cc67e13c408686442f1e2fe984ee9b462..bbd6e3009be05d00428f4058a1f6f423ee0e7957 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
@@ -2847,10 +2847,11 @@ static int atl1_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pci_enable_wake(pdev, PCI_D3cold, 0);
 
 	atl1_reset_hw(&adapter->hw);
-	adapter->cmb.cmb->int_stats = 0;
 
-	if (netif_running(netdev))
+	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+		adapter->cmb.cmb->int_stats = 0;
 		atl1_up(adapter);
+	}
 	netif_device_attach(netdev);
 
 	return 0;