diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c index 4bd33245bad6..3de549c6c693 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c @@ -2189,7 +2189,8 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work) rc = do_hard_reset(adapter, rwi, reset_state); rtnl_unlock(); } - } else { + } else if (!(rwi->reset_reason == VNIC_RESET_FATAL && + adapter->from_passive_init)) { rc = do_reset(adapter, rwi, reset_state); } kfree(rwi);