diff --git a/modules/mqnic/mqnic_netdev.c b/modules/mqnic/mqnic_netdev.c
index 1409b699c..b4dd92918 100644
--- a/modules/mqnic/mqnic_netdev.c
+++ b/modules/mqnic/mqnic_netdev.c
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ static int mqnic_open(struct net_device *ndev)
         priv->tx_ring[k]->tx_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, k);
     }
 
+    // enable first port
+    mqnic_activate_port(priv, priv->ports[0]);
+
     priv->port_up = true;
 
     netif_tx_start_all_queues(ndev);
@@ -120,6 +123,12 @@ static int mqnic_close(struct net_device *ndev)
     priv->port_up = false;
     spin_unlock_bh(&priv->stats_lock);
 
+    // disable ports
+    for (k = 0; k < priv->port_count; k++)
+    {
+        mqnic_deactivate_port(priv, priv->ports[k]);
+    }
+
     // deactivate TX queues
     for (k = 0; k < priv->tx_queue_count; k++)
     {
diff --git a/modules/mqnic/mqnic_port.c b/modules/mqnic/mqnic_port.c
index 61954698d..148e77628 100644
--- a/modules/mqnic/mqnic_port.c
+++ b/modules/mqnic/mqnic_port.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ int mqnic_create_port(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_port **port_ptr, int
 {
     struct device *dev = priv->dev;
     struct mqnic_port *port;
-    int k;
 
     port = kzalloc(sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL);
     if (!port)
@@ -46,6 +45,8 @@ int mqnic_create_port(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_port **port_ptr, int
         return -ENOMEM;
     }
 
+    *port_ptr = port;
+
     port->dev = dev;
     port->ndev = priv->ndev;
 
@@ -68,28 +69,13 @@ int mqnic_create_port(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_port **port_ptr, int
     port->sched_type = ioread32(port->hw_addr+MQNIC_PORT_REG_SCHED_TYPE);
     dev_info(dev, "Scheduler type: 0x%08x", port->sched_type);
 
-    // disable schedulers
-    iowrite32(0, port->hw_addr+MQNIC_PORT_REG_SCHED_ENABLE);
-
-    // enable schedulers
-    iowrite32(0xffffffff, port->hw_addr+MQNIC_PORT_REG_SCHED_ENABLE);
-
-    for (k = 0; k < priv->tx_queue_count; k++)
-    {
-        iowrite32(1, port->hw_addr+port->sched_offset+k*4);
-    }
-
-    // scheduler queue enable
-    iowrite32(0xffffffff, port->hw_addr+port->sched_offset+0x0200);
-    // scheduler global enable
-    iowrite32(0xffffffff, port->hw_addr+port->sched_offset+0x0300);
+    mqnic_deactivate_port(priv, port);
 
     return 0;
 }
 
 void mqnic_destroy_port(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_port **port_ptr)
 {
-    struct device *dev = priv->dev;
     struct mqnic_port *port = *port_ptr;
     *port_ptr = NULL;
 
@@ -100,9 +86,21 @@ void mqnic_destroy_port(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_port **port_ptr)
 
 int mqnic_activate_port(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_port *port)
 {
+    int k;
+
     // enable schedulers
     iowrite32(0xffffffff, port->hw_addr+MQNIC_PORT_REG_SCHED_ENABLE);
 
+    for (k = 0; k < priv->tx_queue_count; k++)
+    {
+        iowrite32(3, port->hw_addr+port->sched_offset+k*4);
+    }
+
+    // scheduler queue enable
+    iowrite32(0xffffffff, port->hw_addr+port->sched_offset+0x0200);
+    // scheduler global enable
+    iowrite32(0xffffffff, port->hw_addr+port->sched_offset+0x0300);
+
     return 0;
 }