diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 61fb2a092451..7fe2e47dc83d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -5228,6 +5228,15 @@ static int ibmvnic_reset_init(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter, bool reset)
 			release_sub_crqs(adapter, 0);
 			rc = init_sub_crqs(adapter);
 		} else {
+			/* no need to reinitialize completely, but we do
+			 * need to clean up transmits that were in flight
+			 * when we processed the reset.  Failure to do so
+			 * will confound the upper layer, usually TCP, by
+			 * creating the illusion of transmits that are
+			 * awaiting completion.
+			 */
+			clean_tx_pools(adapter);
+
 			rc = reset_sub_crq_queues(adapter);
 		}
 	} else {