diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index 32a3007fb6a133187c53f2e27aea99c98b5a08c6..18c14c3125c9fa71f66b6cf838728ed6aec5e44e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define hns3_tx_bd_count(S)		DIV_ROUND_UP(S, HNS3_MAX_BD_SIZE)
 
 static void hns3_clear_all_ring(struct hnae3_handle *h);
-static void hns3_force_clear_all_rx_ring(struct hnae3_handle *h);
+static void hns3_force_clear_all_ring(struct hnae3_handle *h);
 static void hns3_remove_hw_addr(struct net_device *netdev);
 
 const char hns3_driver_name[] = "hns3";
@@ -494,7 +494,12 @@ static void hns3_nic_net_down(struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* free irq resources */
 	hns3_nic_uninit_irq(priv);
 
-	hns3_clear_all_ring(priv->ae_handle);
+	/* delay ring buffer clearing to hns3_reset_notify_uninit_enet
+	 * during reset process, because driver may not be able
+	 * to disable the ring through firmware when downing the netdev.
+	 */
+	if (!hns3_nic_resetting(netdev))
+		hns3_clear_all_ring(priv->ae_handle);
 }
 
 static int hns3_nic_net_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
@@ -3974,7 +3979,7 @@ static void hns3_client_uninit(struct hnae3_handle *handle, bool reset)
 
 	hns3_del_all_fd_rules(netdev, true);
 
-	hns3_force_clear_all_rx_ring(handle);
+	hns3_force_clear_all_ring(handle);
 
 	hns3_nic_uninit_vector_data(priv);
 
@@ -4143,7 +4148,7 @@ static void hns3_force_clear_rx_ring(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring)
 	}
 }
 
-static void hns3_force_clear_all_rx_ring(struct hnae3_handle *h)
+static void hns3_force_clear_all_ring(struct hnae3_handle *h)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = h->kinfo.netdev;
 	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -4151,6 +4156,9 @@ static void hns3_force_clear_all_rx_ring(struct hnae3_handle *h)
 	u32 i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < h->kinfo.num_tqps; i++) {
+		ring = priv->ring_data[i].ring;
+		hns3_clear_tx_ring(ring);
+
 		ring = priv->ring_data[i + h->kinfo.num_tqps].ring;
 		hns3_force_clear_rx_ring(ring);
 	}
@@ -4390,7 +4398,8 @@ static int hns3_reset_notify_uninit_enet(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	hns3_force_clear_all_rx_ring(handle);
+	hns3_clear_all_ring(handle);
+	hns3_force_clear_all_ring(handle);
 
 	hns3_nic_uninit_vector_data(priv);