diff --git a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index b53b7ad999bcb58290b5f790b3afcb15b7eddbb0..4867837bc1be53a0a6e9b1a72a1cc7a8b51ac9de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ static int myri10ge_fill_thresh = 256;
 module_param(myri10ge_fill_thresh, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(myri10ge_fill_thresh, "Number of empty rx slots allowed\n");
 
+static int myri10ge_reset_recover = 1;
+
 static int myri10ge_wcfifo = 0;
 module_param(myri10ge_wcfifo, int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(myri10ge_wcfifo, "Enable WC Fifo when WC is enabled\n");
@@ -2730,8 +2732,14 @@ static void myri10ge_watchdog(struct work_struct *work)
 		 * For now, just report it */
 		reboot = myri10ge_read_reboot(mgp);
 		printk(KERN_ERR
-		       "myri10ge: %s: NIC rebooted (0x%x), resetting\n",
-		       mgp->dev->name, reboot);
+		       "myri10ge: %s: NIC rebooted (0x%x),%s resetting\n",
+		       mgp->dev->name, reboot,
+		       myri10ge_reset_recover ? " " : " not");
+		if (myri10ge_reset_recover == 0)
+			return;
+
+		myri10ge_reset_recover--;
+
 		/*
 		 * A rebooted nic will come back with config space as
 		 * it was after power was applied to PCIe bus.