diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index f26e1f893441..ee51deba7a12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1919,7 +1919,6 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	netdev = adapter->netdev;
 
 	mutex_lock(&adapter->reset_lock);
-	adapter->resetting = true;
 	reset_state = adapter->state;
 
 	rwi = get_next_rwi(adapter);
@@ -1994,7 +1993,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	rwi->reset_reason = reason;
 	list_add_tail(&rwi->list, &adapter->rwi_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->rwi_lock);
-
+	adapter->resetting = true;
 	netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Scheduling reset (reason %d)\n", reason);
 	schedule_work(&adapter->ibmvnic_reset);