diff --git a/drivers/net/amt.c b/drivers/net/amt.c
index 10455c9b9da0..2b4ce3869f08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/amt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/amt.c
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ static void amt_req_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (amt->status < AMT_STATUS_RECEIVED_ADVERTISEMENT)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (amt->req_cnt++ > AMT_MAX_REQ_COUNT) {
+	if (amt->req_cnt > AMT_MAX_REQ_COUNT) {
 		netdev_dbg(amt->dev, "Gateway is not ready");
 		amt->qi = AMT_INIT_REQ_TIMEOUT;
 		amt->ready4 = false;
@@ -951,13 +951,15 @@ static void amt_req_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		amt->remote_ip = 0;
 		__amt_update_gw_status(amt, AMT_STATUS_INIT, false);
 		amt->req_cnt = 0;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&amt->lock);
 
 	amt_send_request(amt, false);
 	amt_send_request(amt, true);
-	amt_update_gw_status(amt, AMT_STATUS_SENT_REQUEST, true);
 	spin_lock_bh(&amt->lock);
+	__amt_update_gw_status(amt, AMT_STATUS_SENT_REQUEST, true);
+	amt->req_cnt++;
 out:
 	exp = min_t(u32, (1 * (1 << amt->req_cnt)), AMT_MAX_REQ_TIMEOUT);
 	mod_delayed_work(amt_wq, &amt->req_wq, msecs_to_jiffies(exp * 1000));