diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
index 349344ad9b613fea806f679bab92741638c31eb9..e81750e54452b5d7b4384fb20c15fcead8e17332 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
@@ -696,8 +696,7 @@ int i2400m_bootrom_init(struct i2400m *i2400m, enum i2400m_bri flags)
 	return result;
 
 error_timeout:
-	dev_err(dev, "Timed out waiting for reboot ack, resetting\n");
-	i2400m->bus_reset(i2400m, I2400M_RT_BUS);
+	dev_err(dev, "Timed out waiting for reboot ack\n");
 	result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	goto exit_timeout;
 }