diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic.h
index 0dd64acd2a3f..08cac1bfacaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct enic {
 	u16 num_vfs;
 #endif
 	spinlock_t enic_api_lock;
+	bool enic_api_busy;
 	struct enic_port_profile *pp;
 
 	/* work queue cache line section */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_api.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_api.c
index b161f24522b8..b028ea2dec2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_api.c
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ int enic_api_devcmd_proxy_by_index(struct net_device *netdev, int vf,
 	struct vnic_dev *vdev = enic->vdev;
 
 	spin_lock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+	while (enic->enic_api_busy) {
+		spin_unlock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+		cpu_relax();
+		spin_lock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&enic->devcmd_lock);
 
 	vnic_dev_cmd_proxy_by_index_start(vdev, vf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
index 6e2ab10ad2e6..8314102002b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -2142,8 +2142,6 @@ static int enic_dev_wait(struct vnic_dev *vdev,
 	int done;
 	int err;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
-
 	err = start(vdev, arg);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -2331,6 +2329,13 @@ static int enic_set_rss_nic_cfg(struct enic *enic)
 		rss_hash_bits, rss_base_cpu, rss_enable);
 }
 
+static void enic_set_api_busy(struct enic *enic, bool busy)
+{
+	spin_lock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+	enic->enic_api_busy = busy;
+	spin_unlock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+}
+
 static void enic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct enic *enic = container_of(work, struct enic, reset);
@@ -2340,7 +2345,9 @@ static void enic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	spin_lock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+	/* Stop any activity from infiniband */
+	enic_set_api_busy(enic, true);
+
 	enic_stop(enic->netdev);
 	enic_dev_soft_reset(enic);
 	enic_reset_addr_lists(enic);
@@ -2348,7 +2355,10 @@ static void enic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	enic_set_rss_nic_cfg(enic);
 	enic_dev_set_ig_vlan_rewrite_mode(enic);
 	enic_open(enic->netdev);
-	spin_unlock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+
+	/* Allow infiniband to fiddle with the device again */
+	enic_set_api_busy(enic, false);
+
 	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_REBOOT, enic->netdev);
 
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -2360,7 +2370,9 @@ static void enic_tx_hang_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	spin_lock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+	/* Stop any activity from infiniband */
+	enic_set_api_busy(enic, true);
+
 	enic_dev_hang_notify(enic);
 	enic_stop(enic->netdev);
 	enic_dev_hang_reset(enic);
@@ -2369,7 +2381,10 @@ static void enic_tx_hang_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	enic_set_rss_nic_cfg(enic);
 	enic_dev_set_ig_vlan_rewrite_mode(enic);
 	enic_open(enic->netdev);
-	spin_unlock(&enic->enic_api_lock);
+
+	/* Allow infiniband to fiddle with the device again */
+	enic_set_api_busy(enic, false);
+
 	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_REBOOT, enic->netdev);
 
 	rtnl_unlock();