diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 939a276dae7dca70ed93ebd0990e25f7fb08fc9b..5ce9f70984ee8013723be3dbee8d53a813782c84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ static int do_change_param_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	if (reset_state == VNIC_OPEN) {
 		rc = __ibmvnic_close(netdev);
 		if (rc)
-			return rc;
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	release_resources(adapter);
@@ -1875,24 +1875,25 @@ static int do_change_param_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	}
 
 	rc = ibmvnic_reset_init(adapter, true);
-	if (rc)
-		return IBMVNIC_INIT_FAILED;
+	if (rc) {
+		rc = IBMVNIC_INIT_FAILED;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* If the adapter was in PROBE state prior to the reset,
 	 * exit here.
 	 */
 	if (reset_state == VNIC_PROBED)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	rc = ibmvnic_login(netdev);
 	if (rc) {
-		adapter->state = reset_state;
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	rc = init_resources(adapter);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 
 	ibmvnic_disable_irqs(adapter);
 
@@ -1902,8 +1903,10 @@ static int do_change_param_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 		return 0;
 
 	rc = __ibmvnic_open(netdev);
-	if (rc)
-		return IBMVNIC_OPEN_FAILED;
+	if (rc) {
+		rc = IBMVNIC_OPEN_FAILED;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* refresh device's multicast list */
 	ibmvnic_set_multi(netdev);
@@ -1912,7 +1915,10 @@ static int do_change_param_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
 		napi_schedule(&adapter->napi[i]);
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	if (rc)
+		adapter->state = reset_state;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2015,7 +2021,6 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 
 		rc = ibmvnic_login(netdev);
 		if (rc) {
-			adapter->state = reset_state;
 			goto out;
 		}
 
@@ -2083,6 +2088,9 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	rc = 0;
 
 out:
+	/* restore the adapter state if reset failed */
+	if (rc)
+		adapter->state = reset_state;
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return rc;
@@ -2115,43 +2123,46 @@ static int do_hard_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	if (rc) {
 		netdev_err(adapter->netdev,
 			   "Couldn't initialize crq. rc=%d\n", rc);
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	rc = ibmvnic_reset_init(adapter, false);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* If the adapter was in PROBE state prior to the reset,
 	 * exit here.
 	 */
 	if (reset_state == VNIC_PROBED)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	rc = ibmvnic_login(netdev);
-	if (rc) {
-		adapter->state = VNIC_PROBED;
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
 
 	rc = init_resources(adapter);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 
 	ibmvnic_disable_irqs(adapter);
 	adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSED;
 
 	if (reset_state == VNIC_CLOSED)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	rc = __ibmvnic_open(netdev);
-	if (rc)
-		return IBMVNIC_OPEN_FAILED;
+	if (rc) {
+		rc = IBMVNIC_OPEN_FAILED;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, netdev);
 	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_RESEND_IGMP, netdev);
-
-	return 0;
+out:
+	/* restore adapter state if reset failed */
+	if (rc)
+		adapter->state = reset_state;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static struct ibmvnic_rwi *get_next_rwi(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
@@ -2235,13 +2246,7 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 			rc = do_reset(adapter, rwi, reset_state);
 		}
 		kfree(rwi);
-		if (rc == IBMVNIC_OPEN_FAILED) {
-			if (list_empty(&adapter->rwi_list))
-				adapter->state = VNIC_CLOSED;
-			else
-				adapter->state = reset_state;
-			rc = 0;
-		}
+
 		if (rc)
 			netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Reset failed, rc=%d\n", rc);