diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 0c6a9b97f7e2..85269509f420 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 	u16 fd_sb_cnt_idx;
 	u16 fd_atr_cnt_idx;
 	unsigned long fd_flush_timestamp;
+	u32 fd_flush_cnt;
 	u32 fd_add_err;
 	u32 fd_atr_cnt;
 	u32 fd_tcp_rule;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 7204e293dc71..571d527e7920 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ static struct i40e_stats i40e_gstrings_stats[] = {
 	I40E_PF_STAT("rx_jabber", stats.rx_jabber),
 	I40E_PF_STAT("VF_admin_queue_requests", vf_aq_requests),
 	I40E_PF_STAT("rx_hwtstamp_cleared", rx_hwtstamp_cleared),
+	I40E_PF_STAT("fdir_flush_cnt", fd_flush_cnt),
 	I40E_PF_STAT("fdir_atr_match", stats.fd_atr_match),
 	I40E_PF_STAT("fdir_sb_match", stats.fd_sb_match),
 
@@ -1977,6 +1978,10 @@ static int i40e_del_fdir_entry(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, &pf->state) ||
+	    test_bit(__I40E_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED, &pf->state))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_FD_FLUSH_REQUESTED, &pf->state))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -2013,6 +2018,10 @@ static int i40e_add_fdir_ethtool(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	if (pf->auto_disable_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
+	if (test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, &pf->state) ||
+	    test_bit(__I40E_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED, &pf->state))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_FD_FLUSH_REQUESTED, &pf->state))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index cab9c9e3e694..712a23b926b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5189,6 +5189,7 @@ static void i40e_fdir_flush_and_replay(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_PFQF_CTL_1,
 		     I40E_PFQF_CTL_1_CLEARFDTABLE_MASK);
 		i40e_flush(&pf->hw);
+		pf->fd_flush_cnt++;
 		pf->fd_add_err = 0;
 		do {
 			/* Check FD flush status every 5-6msec */