diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 40a390652d8d..9b86516e59a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -2202,25 +2202,34 @@ static int bnxt_async_event_process(struct bnxt *bp,
 		if (!fw_health)
 			goto async_event_process_exit;
 
-		fw_health->enabled = EVENT_DATA1_RECOVERY_ENABLED(data1);
-		fw_health->master = EVENT_DATA1_RECOVERY_MASTER_FUNC(data1);
-		if (!fw_health->enabled) {
+		if (!EVENT_DATA1_RECOVERY_ENABLED(data1)) {
+			fw_health->enabled = false;
 			netif_info(bp, drv, bp->dev,
 				   "Error recovery info: error recovery[0]\n");
 			break;
 		}
+		fw_health->master = EVENT_DATA1_RECOVERY_MASTER_FUNC(data1);
 		fw_health->tmr_multiplier =
 			DIV_ROUND_UP(fw_health->polling_dsecs * HZ,
 				     bp->current_interval * 10);
 		fw_health->tmr_counter = fw_health->tmr_multiplier;
-		fw_health->last_fw_heartbeat =
-			bnxt_fw_health_readl(bp, BNXT_FW_HEARTBEAT_REG);
-		fw_health->last_fw_reset_cnt =
-			bnxt_fw_health_readl(bp, BNXT_FW_RESET_CNT_REG);
+		if (!fw_health->enabled) {
+			fw_health->last_fw_heartbeat =
+				bnxt_fw_health_readl(bp, BNXT_FW_HEARTBEAT_REG);
+			fw_health->last_fw_reset_cnt =
+				bnxt_fw_health_readl(bp, BNXT_FW_RESET_CNT_REG);
+		}
 		netif_info(bp, drv, bp->dev,
 			   "Error recovery info: error recovery[1], master[%d], reset count[%u], health status: 0x%x\n",
 			   fw_health->master, fw_health->last_fw_reset_cnt,
 			   bnxt_fw_health_readl(bp, BNXT_FW_HEALTH_REG));
+		if (!fw_health->enabled) {
+			/* Make sure tmr_counter is set and visible to
+			 * bnxt_health_check() before setting enabled to true.
+			 */
+			smp_wmb();
+			fw_health->enabled = true;
+		}
 		goto async_event_process_exit;
 	}
 	case ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_DEBUG_NOTIFICATION:
@@ -11258,6 +11267,8 @@ static void bnxt_fw_health_check(struct bnxt *bp)
 	if (!fw_health->enabled || test_bit(BNXT_STATE_IN_FW_RESET, &bp->state))
 		return;
 
+	/* Make sure it is enabled before checking the tmr_counter. */
+	smp_rmb();
 	if (fw_health->tmr_counter) {
 		fw_health->tmr_counter--;
 		return;