diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 0d18446cc5ad8350e43660c6c252a8ecb13c6830..664fde68b537ba2190875cffefc7a96d12cd2683 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1419,16 +1419,16 @@ static void i40evf_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 						      struct i40evf_adapter,
 						      watchdog_task);
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	uint32_t rstat_val;
+	u32 reg_val;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(__I40EVF_IN_CRITICAL_TASK, &adapter->crit_section))
 		goto restart_watchdog;
 
 	if (adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_PF_COMMS_FAILED) {
-		rstat_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT) &
-			    I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT_VFR_STATE_MASK;
-		if ((rstat_val == I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE) ||
-		    (rstat_val == I40E_VFR_COMPLETED)) {
+		reg_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT) &
+			  I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT_VFR_STATE_MASK;
+		if ((reg_val == I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE) ||
+		    (reg_val == I40E_VFR_COMPLETED)) {
 			/* A chance for redemption! */
 			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Hardware came out of reset. Attempting reinit.\n");
 			adapter->state = __I40EVF_STARTUP;
@@ -1453,11 +1453,8 @@ static void i40evf_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto watchdog_done;
 
 	/* check for reset */
-	rstat_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT) &
-		    I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT_VFR_STATE_MASK;
-	if (!(adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING) &&
-	    (rstat_val != I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE) &&
-	    (rstat_val != I40E_VFR_COMPLETED)) {
+	reg_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VF_ARQLEN1) & I40E_VF_ARQLEN1_ARQENABLE_MASK;
+	if (!(adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING) && !reg_val) {
 		adapter->state = __I40EVF_RESETTING;
 		adapter->flags |= I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING;
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Hardware reset detected\n");
@@ -1572,7 +1569,7 @@ static void i40evf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct i40evf_mac_filter *f;
-	uint32_t rstat_val;
+	u32 reg_val;
 	int i = 0, err;
 
 	while (test_and_set_bit(__I40EVF_IN_CRITICAL_TASK,
@@ -1593,12 +1590,11 @@ static void i40evf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* poll until we see the reset actually happen */
 	for (i = 0; i < I40EVF_RESET_WAIT_COUNT; i++) {
-		rstat_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT) &
-			    I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT_VFR_STATE_MASK;
-		if ((rstat_val != I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE) &&
-		    (rstat_val != I40E_VFR_COMPLETED))
+		reg_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VF_ARQLEN1) &
+			  I40E_VF_ARQLEN1_ARQENABLE_MASK;
+		if (!reg_val)
 			break;
-		usleep_range(500, 1000);
+		usleep_range(5000, 10000);
 	}
 	if (i == I40EVF_RESET_WAIT_COUNT) {
 		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Never saw reset\n");
@@ -1607,9 +1603,9 @@ static void i40evf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* wait until the reset is complete and the PF is responding to us */
 	for (i = 0; i < I40EVF_RESET_WAIT_COUNT; i++) {
-		rstat_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT) &
-			    I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT_VFR_STATE_MASK;
-		if (rstat_val == I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE)
+		reg_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT) &
+			  I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT_VFR_STATE_MASK;
+		if (reg_val == I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE)
 			break;
 		msleep(I40EVF_RESET_WAIT_MS);
 	}
@@ -1621,7 +1617,7 @@ static void i40evf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		/* reset never finished */
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Reset never finished (%x)\n",
-			rstat_val);
+			reg_val);
 		adapter->flags |= I40EVF_FLAG_PF_COMMS_FAILED;
 
 		if (netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {