diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 972e06d984c8..5b8cbdb4b520 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -4823,6 +4823,9 @@ static pci_ers_result_t e1000_io_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	netif_device_detach(netdev);
 
+	if (state == pci_channel_io_perm_failure)
+		return PCI_ERS_RESULT_DISCONNECT;
+
 	if (netif_running(netdev))
 		e1000_down(adapter);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);