{
        struct ibmvnic_rwi *rwi;
        struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter;
+       bool saved_state = false;
+       unsigned long flags;
        u32 reset_state;
        int rc = 0;
 
                return;
        }
 
-       reset_state = adapter->state;
-
        rwi = get_next_rwi(adapter);
        while (rwi) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->state_lock, flags);
+
                if (adapter->state == VNIC_REMOVING ||
                    adapter->state == VNIC_REMOVED) {
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->state_lock, flags);
                        kfree(rwi);
                        rc = EBUSY;
                        break;
                }
 
+               if (!saved_state) {
+                       reset_state = adapter->state;
+                       adapter->state = VNIC_RESETTING;
+                       saved_state = true;
+               }
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->state_lock, flags);
+
                if (rwi->reset_reason == VNIC_RESET_CHANGE_PARAM) {
                        /* CHANGE_PARAM requestor holds rtnl_lock */
                        rc = do_change_param_reset(adapter, rwi, reset_state);
                          __ibmvnic_delayed_reset);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->rwi_list);
        spin_lock_init(&adapter->rwi_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&adapter->state_lock);
        mutex_init(&adapter->fw_lock);
        init_completion(&adapter->init_done);
        init_completion(&adapter->fw_done);
 {
        struct net_device *netdev = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
        struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->state_lock, flags);
+       if (adapter->state == VNIC_RESETTING) {
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->state_lock, flags);
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
 
        adapter->state = VNIC_REMOVING;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->state_lock, flags);
+
        rtnl_lock();
        unregister_netdevice(netdev);