diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 7056419461e7..47b8ce7822c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2266,6 +2266,12 @@ static void ibmvnic_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	if (test_bit(0, &adapter->resetting)) {
+		netdev_err(adapter->netdev,
+			   "Adapter is resetting, skip timeout reset\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ibmvnic_reset(adapter, VNIC_RESET_TIMEOUT);
 }