diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 4200ef81ca8eb59ffa683f3ec8b0f0b6492fa1f0..5f0141be8ca9c7ff7225dc102b753c6f65ff0bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ struct qlcnic_ipaddr {
 #define QLCNIC_PROMISC_DISABLED		0x800
 #define QLCNIC_NEED_FLR			0x1000
 #define QLCNIC_FW_RESET_OWNER		0x2000
+#define QLCNIC_FW_HANG			0x4000
 #define QLCNIC_IS_MSI_FAMILY(adapter) \
 	((adapter)->flags & (QLCNIC_MSI_ENABLED | QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index ee8a3982395ebce8503fc04ced5ae27ac7aecb41..3b6741e4754dea9b239942f227f16d152c28ba56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,8 @@ qlcnic_check_fw_hearbeat(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 int
 qlcnic_need_fw_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (qlcnic_check_fw_hearbeat(adapter)) {
+	if ((adapter->flags & QLCNIC_FW_HANG) ||
+			qlcnic_check_fw_hearbeat(adapter)) {
 		qlcnic_rom_lock_recovery(adapter);
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 5ca1b562443c402b7f0e82e405d61e9f319a86a1..248ebbd432794b87d2d5beadbeb4bbbc9a8a7da9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2682,6 +2682,7 @@ qlcnic_clr_all_drv_state(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 failed)
 	qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
 err:
 	adapter->fw_fail_cnt = 0;
+	adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_FW_HANG;
 	clear_bit(__QLCNIC_START_FW, &adapter->state);
 	clear_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 }
@@ -2859,6 +2860,7 @@ qlcnic_fwinit_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		    (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_FW_RESET_OWNER)) {
 			QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "Take FW dump\n");
 			qlcnic_dump_fw(adapter);
+			adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_FW_HANG;
 		}
 		rtnl_unlock();
 
@@ -3046,6 +3048,7 @@ qlcnic_attach_work(struct work_struct *work)
 done:
 	netif_device_attach(netdev);
 	adapter->fw_fail_cnt = 0;
+	adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_FW_HANG;
 	clear_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 
 	if (!qlcnic_clr_drv_state(adapter))
@@ -3090,6 +3093,8 @@ qlcnic_check_health(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	if (++adapter->fw_fail_cnt < FW_FAIL_THRESH)
 		return 0;
 
+	adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_FW_HANG;
+
 	qlcnic_dev_request_reset(adapter);
 
 	if (auto_fw_reset)