diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c b/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c
index e389ac6c214ff30b5b3f42ca506a34a9a782e9c4..b716e827b291bca53dab4464543553c1cdaa9673 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ static void efx_mcdi_ev_death(struct efx_nic *efx, int rc)
 		if (mcdi->mode == MCDI_MODE_EVENTS) {
 			mcdi->resprc = rc;
 			mcdi->resplen = 0;
+			++mcdi->credits;
 		}
 	} else
 		/* Nobody was waiting for an MCDI request, so trigger a reset */