diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 02594e4d6258..c801b128e5b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -10631,7 +10631,7 @@ static int i40e_reset(struct i40e_pf *pf)
  **/
 static void i40e_rebuild(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit, bool lock_acquired)
 {
-	int old_recovery_mode_bit = test_bit(__I40E_RECOVERY_MODE, pf->state);
+	const bool is_recovery_mode_reported = i40e_check_recovery_mode(pf);
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi];
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	i40e_status ret;
@@ -10639,13 +10639,11 @@ static void i40e_rebuild(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit, bool lock_acquired)
 	int v;
 
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED, pf->state) &&
-	    i40e_check_recovery_mode(pf)) {
+	    is_recovery_mode_reported)
 		i40e_set_ethtool_ops(pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]->netdev);
-	}
 
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, pf->state) &&
-	    !test_bit(__I40E_RECOVERY_MODE, pf->state) &&
-	    !old_recovery_mode_bit)
+	    !test_bit(__I40E_RECOVERY_MODE, pf->state))
 		goto clear_recovery;
 	dev_dbg(&pf->pdev->dev, "Rebuilding internal switch\n");
 
@@ -10672,13 +10670,12 @@ static void i40e_rebuild(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit, bool lock_acquired)
 	 * accordingly with regard to resources initialization
 	 * and deinitialization
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(__I40E_RECOVERY_MODE, pf->state) ||
-	    old_recovery_mode_bit) {
+	if (test_bit(__I40E_RECOVERY_MODE, pf->state)) {
 		if (i40e_get_capabilities(pf,
 					  i40e_aqc_opc_list_func_capabilities))
 			goto end_unlock;
 
-		if (test_bit(__I40E_RECOVERY_MODE, pf->state)) {
+		if (is_recovery_mode_reported) {
 			/* we're staying in recovery mode so we'll reinitialize
 			 * misc vector here
 			 */