diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 56f54ffabb2fb27df75599ea03208510d4c81ac6..9513a83b9537ddef77edf1a497592183b5540c0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -923,6 +923,7 @@ struct qlcnic_ipaddr {
 #define QLCNIC_MACSPOOF			0x200
 #define QLCNIC_MAC_OVERRIDE_DISABLED	0x400
 #define QLCNIC_PROMISC_DISABLED		0x800
+#define QLCNIC_NEED_FLR			0x1000
 #define QLCNIC_IS_MSI_FAMILY(adapter) \
 	((adapter)->flags & (QLCNIC_MSI_ENABLED | QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
index 3ad1f3eba289441e43d6db49721c8ac3a4e862c9..29cbc2a6e79f61c9d37e86675a2597dba58ac6aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
@@ -480,8 +480,10 @@ int qlcnic_fw_create_ctx(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (reset_devices)
+	if (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_NEED_FLR) {
 		pci_reset_function(adapter->pdev);
+		adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_NEED_FLR;
+	}
 
 	err = qlcnic_fw_cmd_create_rx_ctx(adapter);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
index 4290b80cde1ad5b179e241f1576e8c2648e83709..566e0e8437e4f96922e5a505d555e8370da74765 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ enum {
 #define QLCNIC_DEV_NPAR_OPER		1 /* NPAR Operational */
 #define QLCNIC_DEV_NPAR_OPER_TIMEO	30 /* Operational time out */
 
-#define QLC_DEV_CHECK_ACTIVE(VAL, FN)		((VAL) &= (1 << (FN * 4)))
+#define QLC_DEV_CHECK_ACTIVE(VAL, FN)		((VAL) & (1 << (FN * 4)))
 #define QLC_DEV_SET_REF_CNT(VAL, FN)		((VAL) |= (1 << (FN * 4)))
 #define QLC_DEV_CLR_REF_CNT(VAL, FN)		((VAL) &= ~(1 << (FN * 4)))
 #define QLC_DEV_SET_RST_RDY(VAL, FN)		((VAL) |= (1 << (FN * 4)))
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index a3dcd04be22f6291e2546f84e474cef31e7fae34..899df5a81fda395e548cbf484209d5b0a2874ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -1485,6 +1485,7 @@ qlcnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	uint8_t revision_id;
 	uint8_t pci_using_dac;
 	char brd_name[QLCNIC_MAX_BOARD_NAME_LEN];
+	u32 val;
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (err)
@@ -1546,6 +1547,10 @@ qlcnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_iounmap;
 
+	val = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_ACTIVE);
+	if (QLC_DEV_CHECK_ACTIVE(val, adapter->portnum))
+		adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_NEED_FLR;
+
 	err = adapter->nic_ops->start_firmware(adapter);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Loading fw failed.Please Reboot\n");