Index: sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_en/bnxt.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_en/bnxt.h
+++ sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_en/bnxt.h
@@ -1337,6 +1337,7 @@
 #define	MIN_VALID_TIMESTAMP  946684800 /* 2000-01-01 */
 	struct callout		time_sync_callout;
 	uint16_t		ts_retry_count;
+	bool			tx_softirqs_enabled;
 };
 
 struct bnxt_filter_info {
Index: sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_en/if_bnxt.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_en/if_bnxt.c
+++ sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_en/if_bnxt.c
@@ -2824,6 +2824,7 @@
 			iflib_irq_free(ctx, &softc->rx_cp_rings[i].irq);
 
 	}
+	softc->tx_softirqs_enabled = false;
 	iflib_dma_free(&softc->vnic_info.mc_list);
 	iflib_dma_free(&softc->vnic_info.rss_hash_key_tbl);
 	iflib_dma_free(&softc->vnic_info.rss_grp_tbl);
@@ -3928,8 +3929,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	for (i=0; i<softc->scctx->isc_ntxqsets; i++)
-		iflib_softirq_alloc_generic(ctx, NULL, IFLIB_INTR_TX, NULL, i, "tx_cp");
+	if (!softc->tx_softirqs_enabled) {
+		for (i=0; i<softc->scctx->isc_ntxqsets; i++)
+			iflib_softirq_alloc_generic(ctx, NULL, IFLIB_INTR_TX, NULL, i, "tx_cp");
+		softc->tx_softirqs_enabled = true;
+	}
 
 	return rc;