diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index d93f28658a2c3b7ebd7c64af3668c83cbd790164..7be4b06f69d2176f7946797973aafea69656ad60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1653,12 +1653,15 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 		rc = ibmvnic_reenable_crq_queue(adapter);
 		if (rc)
 			return 0;
+		ibmvnic_cleanup(netdev);
+	} else if (rwi->reset_reason == VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER) {
+		ibmvnic_cleanup(netdev);
+	} else {
+		rc = __ibmvnic_close(netdev);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
 	}
 
-	rc = __ibmvnic_close(netdev);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
 	if (adapter->reset_reason == VNIC_RESET_CHANGE_PARAM ||
 	    adapter->wait_for_reset) {
 		release_resources(adapter);