diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 255de7d68cd335d98cb3f28389292942dbaab322..5a57be66a48726255084ef701d0f92af8b147dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,10 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	rwi = get_next_rwi(adapter);
 	while (rwi) {
+		if (adapter->state == VNIC_REMOVING ||
+		    adapter->state == VNIC_REMOVED)
+			goto out;
+
 		if (adapter->force_reset_recovery) {
 			adapter->force_reset_recovery = false;
 			rc = do_hard_reset(adapter, rwi, reset_state);
@@ -2022,7 +2026,7 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 		netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Reset failed\n");
 		free_all_rwi(adapter);
 	}
-
+out:
 	adapter->resetting = false;
 	if (we_lock_rtnl)
 		rtnl_unlock();