diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 59536bd5cab1bd19d437e8e696fb728b0b691b2d..42bf7a76db8eec1b92f095eec4e1f7679eb18d99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2602,6 +2602,7 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ibmvnic_rwi *rwi;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 reset_state;
+	int num_fails = 0;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	adapter = container_of(work, struct ibmvnic_adapter, ibmvnic_reset);
@@ -2655,11 +2656,23 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 				rc = do_hard_reset(adapter, rwi, reset_state);
 				rtnl_unlock();
 			}
-			if (rc) {
-				/* give backing device time to settle down */
+			if (rc)
+				num_fails++;
+			else
+				num_fails = 0;
+
+			/* If auto-priority-failover is enabled we can get
+			 * back to back failovers during resets, resulting
+			 * in at least two failed resets (from high-priority
+			 * backing device to low-priority one and then back)
+			 * If resets continue to fail beyond that, give the
+			 * adapter some time to settle down before retrying.
+			 */
+			if (num_fails >= 3) {
 				netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev,
-					   "[S:%s] Hard reset failed, waiting 60 secs\n",
-					   adapter_state_to_string(adapter->state));
+					   "[S:%s] Hard reset failed %d times, waiting 60 secs\n",
+					   adapter_state_to_string(adapter->state),
+					   num_fails);
 				set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 				schedule_timeout(60 * HZ);
 			}