diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 1bf12339441bb5887a4cfaf2c81abea647a41923..4c9a7d4f3fcabc0e63047e73ceaaaa18bc15b128 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -519,7 +519,9 @@ static void pch_gbe_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter;
 	adapter = container_of(work, struct pch_gbe_adapter, reset_task);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	pch_gbe_reinit_locked(adapter);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -528,14 +530,8 @@ static void pch_gbe_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 void pch_gbe_reinit_locked(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-		pch_gbe_down(adapter);
-		pch_gbe_up(adapter);
-	}
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	pch_gbe_down(adapter);
+	pch_gbe_up(adapter);
 }
 
 /**