diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/imx9/imx9_flexcan.c b/arch/arm64/src/imx9/imx9_flexcan.c
index 34e05b6de75..f2cc0e45d1e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/imx9/imx9_flexcan.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/imx9/imx9_flexcan.c
@@ -1911,6 +1911,14 @@ static int imx9_initialize(struct imx9_driver_s *priv)
 
 static void imx9_reset(struct imx9_driver_s *priv)
 {
+  /* Make sure module is enabled */
+
+  if (!imx9_setenable(priv->base, true))
+    {
+      canerr("Enable fail\n");
+      return;
+    }
+
   modifyreg32(priv->base + IMX9_CAN_MCR_OFFSET, 0, CAN_MCR_SOFTRST);
 
   if (!imx9_waitmcr_change(priv->base, CAN_MCR_SOFTRST, false))
@@ -1919,7 +1927,7 @@ static void imx9_reset(struct imx9_driver_s *priv)
       return;
     }
 
-  /* Enable module */
+  /* Disable module */
 
   if (!imx9_setenable(priv->base, false))
     {
@@ -2051,6 +2059,10 @@ int imx9_caninitialize(int intf)
       return -EAGAIN;
     }
 
+  /* Disable */
+
+  imx9_setenable(priv->base, false);
+
   /* Initialize the driver structure */
 
   priv->dev.d_ifup    = imx9_ifup;      /* I/F up (new IP address) callback */