diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c
index 663344987e3f..a6704838ffcb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c
@@ -325,17 +325,31 @@ static inline bool idxd_is_enabled(struct idxd_device *idxd)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool idxd_device_is_halted(struct idxd_device *idxd)
+{
+	union gensts_reg gensts;
+
+	gensts.bits = ioread32(idxd->reg_base + IDXD_GENSTATS_OFFSET);
+
+	return (gensts.state == IDXD_DEVICE_STATE_HALT);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is function is only used for reset during probe and will
  * poll for completion. Once the device is setup with interrupts,
  * all commands will be done via interrupt completion.
  */
-void idxd_device_init_reset(struct idxd_device *idxd)
+int idxd_device_init_reset(struct idxd_device *idxd)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &idxd->pdev->dev;
 	union idxd_command_reg cmd;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (idxd_device_is_halted(idxd)) {
+		dev_warn(&idxd->pdev->dev, "Device is HALTED!\n");
+		return -ENXIO;
+	}
+
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 	cmd.cmd = IDXD_CMD_RESET_DEVICE;
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: sending reset for init.\n", __func__);
@@ -346,6 +360,7 @@ void idxd_device_init_reset(struct idxd_device *idxd)
 	       IDXD_CMDSTS_ACTIVE)
 		cpu_relax();
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&idxd->dev_lock, flags);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void idxd_cmd_exec(struct idxd_device *idxd, int cmd_code, u32 operand,
@@ -355,6 +370,12 @@ static void idxd_cmd_exec(struct idxd_device *idxd, int cmd_code, u32 operand,
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (idxd_device_is_halted(idxd)) {
+		dev_warn(&idxd->pdev->dev, "Device is HALTED!\n");
+		*status = IDXD_CMDSTS_HW_ERR;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 	cmd.cmd = cmd_code;
 	cmd.operand = operand;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h
index d48f193daacc..953ef6536aac 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void idxd_mask_msix_vector(struct idxd_device *idxd, int vec_id);
 void idxd_unmask_msix_vector(struct idxd_device *idxd, int vec_id);
 
 /* device control */
-void idxd_device_init_reset(struct idxd_device *idxd);
+int idxd_device_init_reset(struct idxd_device *idxd);
 int idxd_device_enable(struct idxd_device *idxd);
 int idxd_device_disable(struct idxd_device *idxd);
 void idxd_device_reset(struct idxd_device *idxd);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/init.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/init.c
index 0a4432b063b5..fa8c4228f358 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/init.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/init.c
@@ -289,7 +289,10 @@ static int idxd_probe(struct idxd_device *idxd)
 	int rc;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s entered and resetting device\n", __func__);
-	idxd_device_init_reset(idxd);
+	rc = idxd_device_init_reset(idxd);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
 	dev_dbg(dev, "IDXD reset complete\n");
 
 	idxd_read_caps(idxd);