diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index c7804fce204cc5..206904e60784b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -242,9 +242,15 @@ struct virtnet_info {
 	/* Packet virtio header size */
 	u8 hdr_len;
 
-	/* Work struct for refilling if we run low on memory. */
+	/* Work struct for delayed refilling if we run low on memory. */
 	struct delayed_work refill;
 
+	/* Is delayed refill enabled? */
+	bool refill_enabled;
+
+	/* The lock to synchronize the access to refill_enabled */
+	spinlock_t refill_lock;
+
 	/* Work struct for config space updates */
 	struct work_struct config_work;
 
@@ -348,6 +354,20 @@ static struct page *get_a_page(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	return p;
 }
 
+static void enable_delayed_refill(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&vi->refill_lock);
+	vi->refill_enabled = true;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&vi->refill_lock);
+}
+
+static void disable_delayed_refill(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&vi->refill_lock);
+	vi->refill_enabled = false;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&vi->refill_lock);
+}
+
 static void virtqueue_napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *napi,
 				    struct virtqueue *vq)
 {
@@ -1527,8 +1547,12 @@ static int virtnet_receive(struct receive_queue *rq, int budget,
 	}
 
 	if (rq->vq->num_free > min((unsigned int)budget, virtqueue_get_vring_size(rq->vq)) / 2) {
-		if (!try_fill_recv(vi, rq, GFP_ATOMIC))
-			schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
+		if (!try_fill_recv(vi, rq, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+			spin_lock(&vi->refill_lock);
+			if (vi->refill_enabled)
+				schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
+			spin_unlock(&vi->refill_lock);
+		}
 	}
 
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&rq->stats.syncp);
@@ -1651,6 +1675,8 @@ static int virtnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int i, err;
 
+	enable_delayed_refill(vi);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
 		if (i < vi->curr_queue_pairs)
 			/* Make sure we have some buffers: if oom use wq. */
@@ -2033,6 +2059,8 @@ static int virtnet_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int i;
 
+	/* Make sure NAPI doesn't schedule refill work */
+	disable_delayed_refill(vi);
 	/* Make sure refill_work doesn't re-enable napi! */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vi->refill);
 
@@ -2792,6 +2820,8 @@ static int virtnet_restore_up(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
 
+	enable_delayed_refill(vi);
+
 	if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
 		err = virtnet_open(vi->dev);
 		if (err)
@@ -3534,6 +3564,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vdev->priv = vi;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&vi->config_work, virtnet_config_changed_work);
+	spin_lock_init(&vi->refill_lock);
 
 	/* If we can receive ANY GSO packets, we must allocate large ones. */
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) ||