diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
index ebff11bdc09b2f4e0535584e054e5ebf5fc9d7e5..77f6254a89ac6078136e7cd92af1f910981c3f6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@ i40e_status i40e_init_adminq(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 
 	/* pre-emptive resource lock release */
 	i40e_aq_release_resource(hw, I40E_NVM_RESOURCE_ID, 0, NULL);
+	hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = false;
+	hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT;
 
 	ret_code = i40e_aq_set_hmc_resource_profile(hw,
 						    I40E_HMC_PROFILE_DEFAULT,