diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index c8d8b85c09e8..e02f6ac0125d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -621,11 +621,17 @@ qcaspi_spi_thread(void *data)
 			if (intr_cause & SPI_INT_CPU_ON) {
 				qcaspi_qca7k_sync(qca, QCASPI_EVENT_CPUON);
 
+				/* Frame decoding in progress */
+				if (qca->frm_handle.state != qca->frm_handle.init)
+					qca->net_dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+
+				qcafrm_fsm_init_spi(&qca->frm_handle);
+				qca->stats.device_reset++;
+
 				/* not synced. */
 				if (qca->sync != QCASPI_SYNC_READY)
 					continue;
 
-				qca->stats.device_reset++;
 				netif_wake_queue(qca->net_dev);
 				netif_carrier_on(qca->net_dev);
 			}