diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
index e3b1347769..f1355581f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ eth_ark_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (ark->started == 0)
 		return;
 	ark->started = 0;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	/* Stop the extension first */
 	if (ark->user_ext.dev_stop)
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
index 2217511ca0..f2e48e1c11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ atl_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle = &pci_dev->intr_handle;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	/* disable interrupts */
 	atl_disable_intr(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index a01c8f3fc6..0ac9ef9fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ static void dpaa_eth_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct fman_if *fif = dev->process_private;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	if (!fif->is_shared_mac)
 		fman_if_disable_rx(fif);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index d050eb478a..dd9238a616 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -717,6 +717,8 @@ eth_em_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(dev);
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle = &pci_dev->intr_handle;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+
 	eth_em_rxtx_control(dev, false);
 	em_rxq_intr_disable(hw);
 	em_lsc_intr_disable(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index cb3d97e2a3..76746c9484 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@ eth_igb_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	adapter->stopped = true;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
index d32fa43837..e02d340c33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,7 @@ static void ena_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	++adapter->dev_stats.dev_stop;
 	adapter->state = ENA_ADAPTER_STATE_STOPPED;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 static int ena_create_io_queue(struct ena_ring *ring)
diff --git a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
index b3dec7e64d..dddbc89939 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ enetc_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	uint32_t val;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 	/* Disable port */
 	val = enetc_port_rd(enetc_hw, ENETC_PMR);
 	enetc_port_wr(enetc_hw, ENETC_PMR, val & (~ENETC_PMR_EN));
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index 3096370718..51b36a1d7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ fm10k_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	if (dev->data->tx_queues)
 		for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
index 466c8362b9..daf8f33cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,8 @@ static void hinic_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	name = dev->data->name;
 	port_id = dev->data->port_id;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+
 	if (!rte_bit_relaxed_test_and_clear32(HINIC_DEV_START,
 					      &nic_dev->dev_status)) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Device %s already stopped", name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index c247583beb..a607824162 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -4855,6 +4855,7 @@ hns3_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct hns3_hw *hw = &hns->hw;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	hw->adapter_state = HNS3_NIC_STOPPING;
 	hns3_set_rxtx_function(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index fec609c845..173983a91f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1892,6 +1892,7 @@ hns3vf_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct hns3_hw *hw = &hns->hw;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	hw->adapter_state = HNS3_NIC_STOPPING;
 	hns3_set_rxtx_function(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 943cfe71dc..825de51fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -2599,6 +2599,7 @@ i40e_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	pf->tm_conf.committed = false;
 
 	hw->adapter_stopped = 1;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	pf->adapter->rss_reta_updated = 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index 4d6510d1ff..40c9745433 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ i40evf_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	i40evf_add_del_mc_addr_list(dev, vf->mc_addrs, vf->mc_addrs_num,
 				FALSE);
 	hw->adapter_stopped = 1;
-
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
index a5b1433306..90949521b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ iavf_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 				  false);
 
 	adapter->stopped = 1;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
index d8ce09d28f..1db4015c23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
@@ -2376,6 +2376,7 @@ ice_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	pf->adapter_stopped = true;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
index 7f5066df4b..73b7d20ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ eth_igc_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle = &pci_dev->intr_handle;
 	struct rte_eth_link link;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 	adapter->stopped = 1;
 
 	/* disable receive and transmit */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 0b98e210e7..bd83b0e31a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -2917,6 +2917,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	adapter->rss_reta_updated = 0;
 
 	hw->adapter_stopped = true;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index be747adf86..329a55039f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ eth_kni_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	dev->data->dev_link.link_status = 0;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
index 1a41f27198..52bcefc819 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ lio_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	struct lio_device *lio_dev = LIO_DEV(eth_dev);
 
 	lio_dev_info(lio_dev, "Stopping port %d\n", eth_dev->data->port_id);
+	eth_dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 	lio_dev->intf_open = 0;
 	rte_mb();
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
index 607771149a..3c0332ab4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ mvneta_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mvneta_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+
 	if (!priv->ppio)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
index 5ae2d469c8..be3713dfa0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@ hn_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct hn_data *hv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	hn_rndis_set_rxfilter(hv, 0);
 	hn_vf_stop(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c
index a9a8bc878d..44e57ee6c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ nfb_eth_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	uint16_t nb_rx = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
 	uint16_t nb_tx = dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_tx; i++)
 		nfb_eth_tx_queue_stop(dev, i);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
index f0de1c8a2e..c4dd0a5f69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ pfe_eth_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev/*, int wake*/)
 {
 	struct pfe_eth_priv_s *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+
 	gemac_disable(priv->EMAC_baseaddr);
 	gpi_disable(priv->GPI_baseaddr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
index 548497f3ae..88389c9e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ static void qede_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	struct ecore_dev *edev = QEDE_INIT_EDEV(qdev);
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE(edev);
+	eth_dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	/* Bring the link down */
 	qede_dev_set_link_state(eth_dev, false);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index 83c5502123..6dceab0c59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ eth_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 static void
 eth_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 	dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
index 0eecec1e8c..c89ff16fc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
@@ -1020,6 +1020,8 @@ eth_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	uint16_t nb_rx = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
 	uint16_t nb_tx = dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_tx; i++)
 		eth_tx_queue_stop(dev, i);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
index cc6eb4ba24..b87e1e5640 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
@@ -1766,6 +1766,7 @@ nicvf_dev_stop_cleanup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, bool cleanup)
 	struct nicvf *nic = nicvf_pmd_priv(dev);
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	/* Teardown secondary vf first */
 	for (i = 0; i < nic->sqs_count; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 66efecb320..5328cfcd02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -1158,6 +1158,7 @@ eth_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct pmd_internal *internal = dev->data->dev_private;
 
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 	rte_atomic32_set(&internal->started, 0);
 	update_queuing_status(dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 0236c756dc..ea6496acce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -2523,6 +2523,7 @@ virtio_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct rte_intr_conf *intr_conf = &dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf;
 
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "stop");
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->state_lock);
 	if (!hw->started)
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index fa950e1ba0..828043a65a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ vmxnet3_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	rte_eth_linkstatus_set(dev, &link);
 
 	hw->adapter_stopped = 1;
+	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index d7668114ca..0b8e8e3e8d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -1716,7 +1716,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_close(uint16_t port_id)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_close);
-	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 	(*dev->dev_ops->dev_close)(dev);
 
 	rte_ethdev_trace_close(port_id);
