diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 3b2ea36f25a2..78e496b0ec26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -12325,12 +12325,15 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_if_change(struct bnxt *bp, bool up)
 {
 	struct hwrm_func_drv_if_change_output *resp;
 	struct hwrm_func_drv_if_change_input *req;
-	bool fw_reset = !bp->irq_tbl;
 	bool resc_reinit = false;
 	bool caps_change = false;
 	int rc, retry = 0;
+	bool fw_reset;
 	u32 flags = 0;
 
+	fw_reset = (bp->fw_reset_state == BNXT_FW_RESET_STATE_ABORT);
+	bp->fw_reset_state = 0;
+
 	if (!(bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_IF_CHANGE))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -14833,7 +14836,7 @@ static void bnxt_fw_reset_abort(struct bnxt *bp, int rc)
 	clear_bit(BNXT_STATE_IN_FW_RESET, &bp->state);
 	if (bp->fw_reset_state != BNXT_FW_RESET_STATE_POLL_VF)
 		bnxt_dl_health_fw_status_update(bp, false);
-	bp->fw_reset_state = 0;
+	bp->fw_reset_state = BNXT_FW_RESET_STATE_ABORT;
 	netif_close(bp->dev);
 }
 
@@ -16931,10 +16934,9 @@ static pci_ers_result_t bnxt_io_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		if (!err)
 			result = PCI_ERS_RESULT_RECOVERED;
 
+		/* IRQ will be initialized later in bnxt_io_resume */
 		bnxt_ulp_irq_stop(bp);
 		bnxt_clear_int_mode(bp);
-		err = bnxt_init_int_mode(bp);
-		bnxt_ulp_irq_restart(bp, err);
 	}
 
 reset_exit:
@@ -16963,10 +16965,13 @@ static void bnxt_io_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	err = bnxt_hwrm_func_qcaps(bp);
 	if (!err) {
-		if (netif_running(netdev))
+		if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 			err = bnxt_open(netdev);
-		else
+		} else {
 			err = bnxt_reserve_rings(bp, true);
+			if (!err)
+				err = bnxt_init_int_mode(bp);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 21726cf56586..bc8b3b7e915d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -2614,6 +2614,7 @@ struct bnxt {
 #define BNXT_FW_RESET_STATE_POLL_FW	4
 #define BNXT_FW_RESET_STATE_OPENING	5
 #define BNXT_FW_RESET_STATE_POLL_FW_DOWN	6
+#define BNXT_FW_RESET_STATE_ABORT	7
 
 	u16			fw_reset_min_dsecs;
 #define BNXT_DFLT_FW_RST_MIN_DSECS	20