diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 28dc927c0e8..8ba80a6d3a4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -484,10 +484,10 @@ void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_heavy(struct work_struct *work);
 void ipoib_pkey_event(struct work_struct *work);
 void ipoib_ib_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev);
 
-int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev, int flush);
+int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev);
 int ipoib_ib_dev_up(struct net_device *dev);
-int ipoib_ib_dev_down(struct net_device *dev, int flush);
-int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev, int flush);
+int ipoib_ib_dev_down(struct net_device *dev);
+int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev);
 void ipoib_pkey_dev_check_presence(struct net_device *dev);
 
 int ipoib_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca, int port);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 66096787119..fe65abb5150 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static void ipoib_ib_tx_timer_func(unsigned long ctx)
 	drain_tx_cq((struct net_device *)ctx);
 }
 
-int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev, int flush)
+int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int ret;
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev, int flush)
 dev_stop:
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags))
 		napi_enable(&priv->napi);
-	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, flush);
+	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev);
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_up(struct net_device *dev)
 	return ipoib_mcast_start_thread(dev);
 }
 
-int ipoib_ib_dev_down(struct net_device *dev, int flush)
+int ipoib_ib_dev_down(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ void ipoib_drain_cq(struct net_device *dev)
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
-int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev, int flush)
+int ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ib_qp_attr qp_attr;
@@ -880,8 +880,7 @@ timeout:
 	/* Wait for all AHs to be reaped */
 	set_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->ah_reap_task);
-	if (flush)
-		flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
+	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
 
 	begin = jiffies;
 
@@ -918,7 +917,7 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca, int port)
 		    (unsigned long) dev);
 
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
-		if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev, 1)) {
+		if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev)) {
 			ipoib_transport_dev_cleanup(dev);
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
@@ -1040,12 +1039,12 @@ static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv,
 	}
 
 	if (level >= IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL)
-		ipoib_ib_dev_down(dev, 0);
+		ipoib_ib_dev_down(dev);
 
 	if (level == IPOIB_FLUSH_HEAVY) {
 		if (test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags))
-			ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 0);
-		if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev, 0) != 0)
+			ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev);
+		if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev) != 0)
 			return;
 		if (netif_queue_stopped(dev))
 			netif_start_queue(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 42e5c278f48..6bad17d4d58 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
 
-	if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev, 1)) {
+	if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev)) {
 		if (!test_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags))
 			return 0;
 		goto err_disable;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_stop:
-	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 1);
+	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev);
 
 err_disable:
 	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ static int ipoib_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-	ipoib_ib_dev_down(dev, 1);
-	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev, 0);
+	ipoib_ib_dev_down(dev);
+	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev);
 
 	if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_SUBINTERFACE, &priv->flags)) {
 		struct ipoib_dev_priv *cpriv;
