diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
index ec67c5befb27..e4e7d49f7234 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
@@ -6865,10 +6865,12 @@ static int ipa3_lan_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 
 static inline void ipa3_enable_napi_netdev(void)
 {
-	if (ipa3_ctx->lan_rx_napi_enable) {
+	if (ipa3_ctx->lan_rx_napi_enable || ipa3_ctx->tx_napi_enable) {
 		init_dummy_netdev(&ipa3_ctx->generic_ndev);
-		netif_napi_add(&ipa3_ctx->generic_ndev, &ipa3_ctx->napi_lan_rx,
-				ipa3_lan_poll, NAPI_WEIGHT);
+		if(ipa3_ctx->lan_rx_napi_enable) {
+			netif_napi_add(&ipa3_ctx->generic_ndev, &ipa3_ctx->napi_lan_rx,
+					ipa3_lan_poll, NAPI_WEIGHT);
+		}
 	}
 }