diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 3c1073107db00c0eeab4203407d0e3fb4acd4adf..98e2dc4092925591465852df4ef530b5b65a7730 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #define HCLGEVF_NAME	"hclgevf"
 
+#define HCLGEVF_RESET_MAX_FAIL_CNT	5
+
 static int hclgevf_reset_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev);
 static struct hnae3_ae_algo ae_algovf;
 
@@ -1419,6 +1421,26 @@ static int hclgevf_reset_prepare_wait(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void hclgevf_reset_err_handle(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
+{
+	/* When VF reset failed, only the higher level reset asserted by PF
+	 * can restore it, so re-initialize the command queue to receive
+	 * this higher reset event.
+	 */
+	hclgevf_cmd_init(hdev);
+	hdev->rst_stats.rst_fail_cnt++;
+	dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev, "failed to reset VF(%d)\n",
+		hdev->rst_stats.rst_fail_cnt);
+
+	if (hdev->rst_stats.rst_fail_cnt < HCLGEVF_RESET_MAX_FAIL_CNT)
+		set_bit(hdev->reset_type, &hdev->reset_pending);
+
+	if (hclgevf_is_reset_pending(hdev)) {
+		set_bit(HCLGEVF_RESET_PENDING, &hdev->reset_state);
+		hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(hdev);
+	}
+}
+
 static int hclgevf_reset(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev = pci_get_drvdata(hdev->pdev);
@@ -1473,19 +1495,13 @@ static int hclgevf_reset(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 
 	ae_dev->reset_type = HNAE3_NONE_RESET;
 	hdev->rst_stats.rst_done_cnt++;
+	hdev->rst_stats.rst_fail_cnt = 0;
 
 	return ret;
 err_reset_lock:
 	rtnl_unlock();
 err_reset:
-	/* When VF reset failed, only the higher level reset asserted by PF
-	 * can restore it, so re-initialize the command queue to receive
-	 * this higher reset event.
-	 */
-	hclgevf_cmd_init(hdev);
-	dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev, "failed to reset VF\n");
-	if (hclgevf_is_reset_pending(hdev))
-		hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(hdev);
+	hclgevf_reset_err_handle(hdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
index efdfaa3d988443bd185172b683ff8d7cdeb6c5af..eab24b90c5ea27d7bea783f0a706c7e73fe4784d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct hclgevf_rst_stats {
 	u32 flr_rst_cnt;		/* the number of FLR */
 	u32 vf_rst_cnt;			/* the number of VF reset */
 	u32 rst_done_cnt;		/* the number of sucessful reset */
+	u32 rst_fail_cnt;		/* the number of VF reset fail */
 };
 
 struct hclgevf_dev {