diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index c4328b4bec95f370d7bd196c3316fb0927b71ba0..2db93d3f6d230a22e49f3f44ef5963e215ea1a65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -6566,9 +6566,7 @@ static void i40e_reset_subtask(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	if (reset_flags &&
 	    !test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, pf->state) &&
 	    !test_bit(__I40E_CONFIG_BUSY, pf->state)) {
-		rtnl_lock();
-		i40e_do_reset(pf, reset_flags, true);
-		rtnl_unlock();
+		i40e_do_reset(pf, reset_flags, false);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -11906,11 +11904,8 @@ static pci_ers_result_t i40e_pci_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	/* shutdown all operations */
-	if (!test_bit(__I40E_SUSPENDED, pf->state)) {
-		rtnl_lock();
-		i40e_prep_for_reset(pf, true);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-	}
+	if (!test_bit(__I40E_SUSPENDED, pf->state))
+		i40e_prep_for_reset(pf, false);
 
 	/* Request a slot reset */
 	return PCI_ERS_RESULT_NEED_RESET;
@@ -11976,9 +11971,7 @@ static void i40e_pci_error_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_SUSPENDED, pf->state))
 		return;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	i40e_handle_reset_warning(pf, true);
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	i40e_handle_reset_warning(pf, false);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -12058,9 +12051,7 @@ static void i40e_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (pf->wol_en && (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_WOL_MC_MAGIC_PKT_WAKE))
 		i40e_enable_mc_magic_wake(pf);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	i40e_prep_for_reset(pf, true);
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	i40e_prep_for_reset(pf, false);
 
 	wr32(hw, I40E_PFPM_APM,
 	     (pf->wol_en ? I40E_PFPM_APM_APME_MASK : 0));
@@ -12092,9 +12083,7 @@ static int i40e_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	if (pf->wol_en && (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_WOL_MC_MAGIC_PKT_WAKE))
 		i40e_enable_mc_magic_wake(pf);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	i40e_prep_for_reset(pf, true);
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	i40e_prep_for_reset(pf, false);
 
 	wr32(hw, I40E_PFPM_APM, (pf->wol_en ? I40E_PFPM_APM_APME_MASK : 0));
 	wr32(hw, I40E_PFPM_WUFC, (pf->wol_en ? I40E_PFPM_WUFC_MAG_MASK : 0));
@@ -12140,9 +12129,7 @@ static int i40e_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* handling the reset will rebuild the device state */
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(__I40E_SUSPENDED, pf->state)) {
 		clear_bit(__I40E_DOWN, pf->state);
-		rtnl_lock();
-		i40e_reset_and_rebuild(pf, false, true);
-		rtnl_unlock();
+		i40e_reset_and_rebuild(pf, false, false);
 	}
 
 	return 0;