diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 426789e2c23d04b30a6ddecb1fca4cf5e448ab95..bf0a5fe0da17a24b3185501b0134fe0152458e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1754,7 +1754,8 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 
 	ibmvnic_cleanup(netdev);
 
-	if (adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_MOBILITY &&
+	if (reset_state == VNIC_OPEN &&
+	    adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_MOBILITY &&
 	    adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER) {
 		rc = __ibmvnic_close(netdev);
 		if (rc)