struct ionic_lif *lif = ionic->lif;
                bool trigger = false;
 
-               idev->fw_status_ready = fw_status_ready;
-
-               if (!fw_status_ready) {
-                       dev_info(ionic->dev, "FW stopped %u\n", fw_status);
-                       if (lif && !test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state))
-                               trigger = true;
-               } else {
-                       dev_info(ionic->dev, "FW running %u\n", fw_status);
-                       if (lif && test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state))
-                               trigger = true;
+               if (!fw_status_ready && lif &&
+                   !test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state) &&
+                   !test_and_set_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_STOPPING, lif->state)) {
+                       dev_info(ionic->dev, "FW stopped 0x%02x\n", fw_status);
+                       trigger = true;
+
+               } else if (fw_status_ready && lif &&
+                          test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state) &&
+                          !test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_STOPPING, lif->state)) {
+                       dev_info(ionic->dev, "FW running 0x%02x\n", fw_status);
+                       trigger = true;
                }
 
                if (trigger) {
                        struct ionic_deferred_work *work;
 
+                       idev->fw_status_ready = fw_status_ready;
+
                        work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
                        if (work) {
                                work->type = IONIC_DW_TYPE_LIF_RESET;
                }
        }
 
-       if (!fw_status_ready)
+       if (!idev->fw_status_ready)
                return -ENXIO;
 
        /* wait at least one watchdog period since the last heartbeat */
 
                        break;
 
                /* interrupt the wait if FW stopped */
-               if (test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state)) {
+               if ((test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state) &&
+                    !lif->ionic->idev.fw_status_ready) ||
+                   test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_STOPPING, lif->state)) {
                        if (do_msg)
                                netdev_err(netdev, "%s (%d) interrupted, FW in reset\n",
                                           name, ctx->cmd.cmd.opcode);