diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index cb0ae0650905..7ed17faced54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void qede_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 static void qede_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 static void qede_link_update(void *dev, struct qed_link_output *link);
 static void qede_schedule_recovery_handler(void *dev);
-static void qede_recovery_handler(struct qede_dev *edev);
+static bool qede_recovery_handler(struct qede_dev *edev);
 static void qede_schedule_hw_err_handler(void *dev,
 					 enum qed_hw_err_type err_type);
 static void qede_get_eth_tlv_data(void *edev, void *data);
@@ -1043,21 +1043,6 @@ void __qede_unlock(struct qede_dev *edev)
 	mutex_unlock(&edev->qede_lock);
 }
 
-/* This version of the lock should be used when acquiring the RTNL lock is also
- * needed in addition to the internal qede lock.
- */
-static void qede_lock(struct qede_dev *edev)
-{
-	rtnl_lock();
-	__qede_lock(edev);
-}
-
-static void qede_unlock(struct qede_dev *edev)
-{
-	__qede_unlock(edev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-}
-
 static void qede_periodic_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct qede_dev *edev = container_of(work, struct qede_dev,
@@ -1094,6 +1079,8 @@ static void qede_sp_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(QEDE_SP_RECOVERY, &edev->sp_flags)) {
+		bool reloaded;
+
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&edev->periodic_task);
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
 		/* SRIOV must be disabled outside the lock to avoid a deadlock.
@@ -1102,9 +1089,17 @@ static void qede_sp_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (pci_num_vf(edev->pdev))
 			qede_sriov_configure(edev->pdev, 0);
 #endif
-		qede_lock(edev);
-		qede_recovery_handler(edev);
-		qede_unlock(edev);
+		rtnl_lock();
+		__qede_lock(edev);
+		reloaded = qede_recovery_handler(edev);
+		__qede_unlock(edev);
+
+		/* The udp_tunnel core synchronously calls back into
+		 * qede_udp_tunnel_sync(), which takes the qede lock.
+		 */
+		if (reloaded)
+			udp_tunnel_nic_reset_ntf(edev->ndev);
+		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
 
 	__qede_lock(edev);
@@ -2645,9 +2640,13 @@ static void qede_recovery_failed(struct qede_dev *edev)
 		edev->ops->common->set_power_state(edev->cdev, PCI_D3hot);
 }
 
-static void qede_recovery_handler(struct qede_dev *edev)
+/* Returns true if an open device was successfully reloaded and its
+ * udp_tunnel ports need to be re-synced by the caller.
+ */
+static bool qede_recovery_handler(struct qede_dev *edev)
 {
 	u32 curr_state = edev->state;
+	bool reloaded = false;
 	int rc;
 
 	DP_NOTICE(edev, "Starting a recovery process\n");
@@ -2677,17 +2676,18 @@ static void qede_recovery_handler(struct qede_dev *edev)
 			goto err;
 
 		qede_config_rx_mode(edev->ndev);
-		udp_tunnel_nic_reset_ntf(edev->ndev);
+		reloaded = true;
 	}
 
 	edev->state = curr_state;
 
 	DP_NOTICE(edev, "Recovery handling is done\n");
 
-	return;
+	return reloaded;
 
 err:
 	qede_recovery_failed(edev);
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void qede_atomic_hw_err_handler(struct qede_dev *edev)