diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
index f80f2735e688..a5cab19eb6a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ struct iavf_adapter {
 	struct work_struct adminq_task;
 	struct delayed_work client_task;
 	wait_queue_head_t down_waitqueue;
+	wait_queue_head_t reset_waitqueue;
 	wait_queue_head_t vc_waitqueue;
 	struct iavf_q_vector *q_vectors;
 	struct list_head vlan_filter_list;
@@ -582,4 +583,5 @@ void iavf_add_adv_rss_cfg(struct iavf_adapter *adapter);
 void iavf_del_adv_rss_cfg(struct iavf_adapter *adapter);
 struct iavf_mac_filter *iavf_add_filter(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 					const u8 *macaddr);
+int iavf_wait_for_reset(struct iavf_adapter *adapter);
 #endif /* _IAVF_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
index 92443f8e9fbd..b7141c2a941d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ static int iavf_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct iavf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u32 orig_flags, new_flags, changed_flags;
+	int ret = 0;
 	u32 i;
 
 	orig_flags = READ_ONCE(adapter->flags);
@@ -533,10 +534,13 @@ static int iavf_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev, u32 flags)
 		if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 			adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED;
 			queue_work(adapter->wq, &adapter->reset_task);
+			ret = iavf_wait_for_reset(adapter);
+			if (ret)
+				netdev_warn(netdev, "Changing private flags timeout or interrupted waiting for reset");
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -627,6 +631,7 @@ static int iavf_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 {
 	struct iavf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u32 new_rx_count, new_tx_count;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((ring->rx_mini_pending) || (ring->rx_jumbo_pending))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -673,9 +678,12 @@ static int iavf_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED;
 		queue_work(adapter->wq, &adapter->reset_task);
+		ret = iavf_wait_for_reset(adapter);
+		if (ret)
+			netdev_warn(netdev, "Changing ring parameters timeout or interrupted waiting for reset");
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1830,7 +1838,7 @@ static int iavf_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 {
 	struct iavf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u32 num_req = ch->combined_count;
-	int i;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((adapter->vf_res->vf_cap_flags & VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_ADQ) &&
 	    adapter->num_tc) {
@@ -1854,20 +1862,11 @@ static int iavf_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 	adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_REINIT_ITR_NEEDED;
 	iavf_schedule_reset(adapter);
 
-	/* wait for the reset is done */
-	for (i = 0; i < IAVF_RESET_WAIT_COMPLETE_COUNT; i++) {
-		msleep(IAVF_RESET_WAIT_MS);
-		if (adapter->flags & IAVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING)
-			continue;
-		break;
-	}
-	if (i == IAVF_RESET_WAIT_COMPLETE_COUNT) {
-		adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_REINIT_ITR_NEEDED;
-		adapter->num_req_queues = 0;
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
+	ret = iavf_wait_for_reset(adapter);
+	if (ret)
+		netdev_warn(netdev, "Changing channel count timeout or interrupted waiting for reset");
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 058e19c6f94a..b89933aa5bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -166,6 +166,45 @@ static struct iavf_adapter *iavf_pdev_to_adapter(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	return netdev_priv(pci_get_drvdata(pdev));
 }
 
+/**
+ * iavf_is_reset_in_progress - Check if a reset is in progress
+ * @adapter: board private structure
+ */
+static bool iavf_is_reset_in_progress(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	if (adapter->state == __IAVF_RESETTING ||
+	    adapter->flags & (IAVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING |
+			      IAVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * iavf_wait_for_reset - Wait for reset to finish.
+ * @adapter: board private structure
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if reset finished successfully, negative on timeout or interrupt.
+ */
+int iavf_wait_for_reset(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(adapter->reset_waitqueue,
+					!iavf_is_reset_in_progress(adapter),
+					msecs_to_jiffies(5000));
+
+	/* If ret < 0 then it means wait was interrupted.
+	 * If ret == 0 then it means we got a timeout while waiting
+	 * for reset to finish.
+	 * If ret > 0 it means reset has finished.
+	 */
+	if (ret > 0)
+		return 0;
+	else if (ret < 0)
+		return -EINTR;
+	else
+		return -EBUSY;
+}
+
 /**
  * iavf_allocate_dma_mem_d - OS specific memory alloc for shared code
  * @hw:   pointer to the HW structure
@@ -3149,6 +3188,7 @@ continue_reset:
 
 	adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_REINIT_ITR_NEEDED;
 
+	wake_up(&adapter->reset_waitqueue);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
 
@@ -4313,6 +4353,7 @@ static int iavf_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 static int iavf_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 {
 	struct iavf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	netdev_dbg(netdev, "changing MTU from %d to %d\n",
 		   netdev->mtu, new_mtu);
@@ -4325,9 +4366,14 @@ static int iavf_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED;
 		queue_work(adapter->wq, &adapter->reset_task);
+		ret = iavf_wait_for_reset(adapter);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			netdev_warn(netdev, "MTU change interrupted waiting for reset");
+		else if (ret)
+			netdev_warn(netdev, "MTU change timed out waiting for reset");
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #define NETIF_VLAN_OFFLOAD_FEATURES	(NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX | \
@@ -4928,6 +4974,9 @@ static int iavf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	/* Setup the wait queue for indicating transition to down status */
 	init_waitqueue_head(&adapter->down_waitqueue);
 
+	/* Setup the wait queue for indicating transition to running state */
+	init_waitqueue_head(&adapter->reset_waitqueue);
+
 	/* Setup the wait queue for indicating virtchannel events */
 	init_waitqueue_head(&adapter->vc_waitqueue);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
index 7c0578b5457b..1bab896aaf40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
@@ -2285,6 +2285,7 @@ void iavf_virtchnl_completion(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_ENABLE_QUEUES:
 		/* enable transmits */
 		iavf_irq_enable(adapter, true);
+		wake_up(&adapter->reset_waitqueue);
 		adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_QUEUES_DISABLED;
 		break;
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_DISABLE_QUEUES: