diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 33293ac32779fea6e1bd7d16c9b3f892cd0ca00c..bbe93713e2267251c9e64d365cdda4f6ef775a32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6495,8 +6495,14 @@ static void bnxt_reset_task(struct bnxt *bp, bool silent)
 	if (!silent)
 		bnxt_dbg_dump_states(bp);
 	if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
+		int rc;
+
+		if (!silent)
+			bnxt_ulp_stop(bp);
 		bnxt_close_nic(bp, false, false);
-		bnxt_open_nic(bp, false, false);
+		rc = bnxt_open_nic(bp, false, false);
+		if (!silent && !rc)
+			bnxt_ulp_start(bp);
 	}
 }