#define I40EVF_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE             (u32)(1 << 7)
 #define I40EVF_FLAG_PF_COMMS_FAILED              (u32)(1 << 8)
 #define I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING                (u32)(1 << 9)
+#define I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED                 (u32)(1 << 10)
 /* duplcates for common code */
 #define I40E_FLAG_FDIR_ATR_ENABLED              0
 #define I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED                   0
 
        adapter->tx_timeout_count++;
        dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "TX timeout detected.\n");
        if (!(adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING)) {
-               dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Requesting reset from PF\n");
-               i40evf_request_reset(adapter);
-               adapter->flags |= I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING;
+               adapter->flags |= I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED;
                schedule_work(&adapter->reset_task);
        }
 }
        while (test_and_set_bit(__I40EVF_IN_CRITICAL_TASK,
                                &adapter->crit_section))
                udelay(500);
+
+       if (adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED) {
+               dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Requesting reset from PF\n");
+               i40evf_request_reset(adapter);
+       }
+
        /* poll until we see the reset actually happen */
        for (i = 0; i < I40EVF_RESET_WAIT_COUNT; i++) {
                rstat_val = rd32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT) &