diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 36b6cdf22de3..ff3c8d7ca882 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1303,22 +1303,44 @@ static int nvme_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 	return result;
 }
 
+static bool nvme_should_reset(struct nvme_dev *dev, u32 csts)
+{
+
+	/* If true, indicates loss of adapter communication, possibly by a
+	 * NVMe Subsystem reset.
+	 */
+	bool nssro = dev->subsystem && (csts & NVME_CSTS_NSSRO);
+
+	/* If there is a reset ongoing, we shouldn't reset again. */
+	if (work_busy(&dev->reset_work))
+		return false;
+
+	/* We shouldn't reset unless the controller is on fatal error state
+	 * _or_ if we lost the communication with it.
+	 */
+	if (!(csts & NVME_CSTS_CFS) && !nssro)
+		return false;
+
+	/* If PCI error recovery process is happening, we cannot reset or
+	 * the recovery mechanism will surely fail.
+	 */
+	if (pci_channel_offline(to_pci_dev(dev->dev)))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void nvme_watchdog_timer(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct nvme_dev *dev = (struct nvme_dev *)data;
 	u32 csts = readl(dev->bar + NVME_REG_CSTS);
 
-	/*
-	 * Skip controllers currently under reset.
-	 */
-	if (!work_pending(&dev->reset_work) && !work_busy(&dev->reset_work) &&
-	    ((csts & NVME_CSTS_CFS) ||
-	     (dev->subsystem && (csts & NVME_CSTS_NSSRO)))) {
-		if (queue_work(nvme_workq, &dev->reset_work)) {
+	/* Skip controllers under certain specific conditions. */
+	if (nvme_should_reset(dev, csts)) {
+		if (queue_work(nvme_workq, &dev->reset_work))
 			dev_warn(dev->dev,
 				"Failed status: 0x%x, reset controller.\n",
 				csts);
-		}
 		return;
 	}