diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 357436be801e..6b646c65f2fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2811,6 +2811,7 @@ qlcnic_fwinit_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = container_of(work,
 			struct qlcnic_adapter, fw_work.work);
 	u32 dev_state = 0xf;
+	u32 val;
 
 	if (qlcnic_api_lock(adapter))
 		goto err_ret;
@@ -2837,11 +2838,6 @@ qlcnic_fwinit_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (!qlcnic_check_drv_state(adapter)) {
 skip_ack_check:
-		if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_FW_RESET_OWNER)) {
-			qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
-			goto wait_npar;
-		}
-
 		dev_state = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE);
 
 		if (dev_state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET) {
@@ -2850,17 +2846,22 @@ skip_ack_check:
 			set_bit(__QLCNIC_START_FW, &adapter->state);
 			QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "Restarting fw\n");
 			qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 0);
+			val = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_STATE);
+			QLC_DEV_SET_RST_RDY(val, adapter->portnum);
+			QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_STATE, val);
 		}
 
 		qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
 
 		rtnl_lock();
-		if (adapter->ahw->fw_dump.enable) {
+		if (adapter->ahw->fw_dump.enable &&
+		    (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_FW_RESET_OWNER)) {
 			QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "Take FW dump\n");
 			qlcnic_dump_fw(adapter);
-			adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_FW_RESET_OWNER;
 		}
 		rtnl_unlock();
+
+		adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_FW_RESET_OWNER;
 		if (!adapter->nic_ops->start_firmware(adapter)) {
 			qlcnic_schedule_work(adapter, qlcnic_attach_work, 0);
 			adapter->fw_wait_cnt = 0;