diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 765407179fdd..7be4b06f69d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1143,14 +1143,11 @@ static void clean_tx_pools(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
-static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+static void ibmvnic_cleanup(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	int rc = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSING;
-
 	/* ensure that transmissions are stopped if called by do_reset */
 	if (adapter->resetting)
 		netif_tx_disable(netdev);
@@ -1162,30 +1159,16 @@ static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (adapter->tx_scrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_tx_queues; i++)
 			if (adapter->tx_scrq[i]->irq) {
-				netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev,
+				netdev_dbg(netdev,
 					   "Disabling tx_scrq[%d] irq\n", i);
 				disable_irq(adapter->tx_scrq[i]->irq);
 			}
 	}
 
-	rc = set_link_state(adapter, IBMVNIC_LOGICAL_LNK_DN);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
 	if (adapter->rx_scrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++) {
-			int retries = 10;
-
-			while (pending_scrq(adapter, adapter->rx_scrq[i])) {
-				retries--;
-				mdelay(100);
-
-				if (retries == 0)
-					break;
-			}
-
 			if (adapter->rx_scrq[i]->irq) {
-				netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev,
+				netdev_dbg(netdev,
 					   "Disabling rx_scrq[%d] irq\n", i);
 				disable_irq(adapter->rx_scrq[i]->irq);
 			}
@@ -1193,8 +1176,20 @@ static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 	clean_rx_pools(adapter);
 	clean_tx_pools(adapter);
+}
+
+static int __ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSING;
+	rc = set_link_state(adapter, IBMVNIC_LOGICAL_LNK_DN);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+	ibmvnic_cleanup(netdev);
 	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSED;
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ibmvnic_close(struct net_device *netdev)
@@ -1658,12 +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);