diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
index a9cb355324d1..ffff8da707b8 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
@@ -105,13 +105,20 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(struct timer_list *t)
 	monitor_state = nc->monitor.state;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 
-	if (!enabled || chained) {
-		ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(nc);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!enabled)
+		return;		/* expected race disabling timer */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(chained))
+		goto bad_state;
+
 	if (state != NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE &&
 	    state != NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE) {
-		ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(nc);
+bad_state:
+		netdev_warn(ndp->ndev.dev,
+			    "Bad NCSI monitor state channel %d 0x%x %s queue\n",
+			    nc->id, state, chained ? "on" : "off");
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
+		nc->monitor.enabled = false;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -136,10 +143,9 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(struct timer_list *t)
 		ncsi_report_link(ndp, true);
 		ndp->flags |= NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE;
 
-		ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(nc);
-
 		ncm = &nc->modes[NCSI_MODE_LINK];
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
+		nc->monitor.enabled = false;
 		nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_INVISIBLE;
 		ncm->data[2] &= ~0x1;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);