diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index afaf29b201dc..8dc8fc503750 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1831,7 +1831,8 @@ restart_poll:
 		u16 offset;
 		u8 flags = 0;
 
-		if (unlikely(adapter->resetting)) {
+		if (unlikely(adapter->resetting &&
+			     adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_NON_FATAL)) {
 			enable_scrq_irq(adapter, adapter->rx_scrq[scrq_num]);
 			napi_complete_done(napi, frames_processed);
 			return frames_processed;