diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 69913af880a4..880feeac0637 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -2487,8 +2487,18 @@ static enum hclgevf_evt_cause hclgevf_check_evt_cause(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev,
 	return HCLGEVF_VECTOR0_EVENT_OTHER;
 }
 
+static void hclgevf_reset_timer(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev = from_timer(hdev, t, reset_timer);
+
+	hclgevf_clear_event_cause(hdev, HCLGEVF_VECTOR0_EVENT_RST);
+	hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(hdev);
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t hclgevf_misc_irq_handle(int irq, void *data)
 {
+#define HCLGEVF_RESET_DELAY	5
+
 	enum hclgevf_evt_cause event_cause;
 	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev = data;
 	u32 clearval;
@@ -2500,7 +2510,8 @@ static irqreturn_t hclgevf_misc_irq_handle(int irq, void *data)
 
 	switch (event_cause) {
 	case HCLGEVF_VECTOR0_EVENT_RST:
-		hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(hdev);
+		mod_timer(&hdev->reset_timer,
+			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(HCLGEVF_RESET_DELAY));
 		break;
 	case HCLGEVF_VECTOR0_EVENT_MBX:
 		hclgevf_mbx_handler(hdev);
@@ -3477,6 +3488,7 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		 HCLGEVF_DRIVER_NAME);
 
 	hclgevf_task_schedule(hdev, round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
+	timer_setup(&hdev->reset_timer, hclgevf_reset_timer, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
index e16068264fa7..5c7538ca36a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ struct hclgevf_dev {
 	enum hnae3_reset_type reset_level;
 	unsigned long reset_pending;
 	enum hnae3_reset_type reset_type;
+	struct timer_list reset_timer;
 
 #define HCLGEVF_RESET_REQUESTED		0
 #define HCLGEVF_RESET_PENDING		1