diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
index 2d035d795f02ad860848c7133aee5aefe839b7af..c92d1a49886751254aac73153719163f9647ac2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -11690,6 +11690,11 @@ static pci_ers_result_t bnx2x_io_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	netif_device_detach(dev);
 
+	if (state == pci_channel_io_perm_failure) {
+		rtnl_unlock();
+		return PCI_ERS_RESULT_DISCONNECT;
+	}
+
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		bnx2x_eeh_nic_unload(bp);