}
 
 /* Devcmd Interface */
+bool ionic_is_fw_running(struct ionic_dev *idev)
+{
+       u8 fw_status = ioread8(&idev->dev_info_regs->fw_status);
+
+       /* firmware is useful only if the running bit is set and
+        * fw_status != 0xff (bad PCI read)
+        */
+       return (fw_status != 0xff) && (fw_status & IONIC_FW_STS_F_RUNNING);
+}
+
 int ionic_heartbeat_check(struct ionic *ionic)
 {
        struct ionic_dev *idev = &ionic->idev;
                goto do_check_time;
        }
 
-       /* firmware is useful only if the running bit is set and
-        * fw_status != 0xff (bad PCI read)
-        * If fw_status is not ready don't bother with the generation.
-        */
        fw_status = ioread8(&idev->dev_info_regs->fw_status);
 
-       if (fw_status == 0xff || !(fw_status & IONIC_FW_STS_F_RUNNING)) {
+       /* If fw_status is not ready don't bother with the generation */
+       if (!ionic_is_fw_running(idev)) {
                fw_status_ready = false;
        } else {
                fw_generation = fw_status & IONIC_FW_STS_F_GENERATION;
 
 void ionic_q_service(struct ionic_queue *q, struct ionic_cq_info *cq_info,
                     unsigned int stop_index);
 int ionic_heartbeat_check(struct ionic *ionic);
+bool ionic_is_fw_running(struct ionic_dev *idev);
 
 #endif /* _IONIC_DEV_H_ */
 
        struct ionic_dev *idev = &ionic->idev;
        int err;
 
+       if (!ionic_is_fw_running(idev))
+               return 0;
+
        mutex_lock(&ionic->dev_cmd_lock);
        ionic_dev_cmd_reset(idev);
        err = ionic_dev_cmd_wait(ionic, DEVCMD_TIMEOUT);
 int ionic_port_reset(struct ionic *ionic)
 {
        struct ionic_dev *idev = &ionic->idev;
-       int err;
+       int err = 0;
 
        if (!idev->port_info)
                return 0;
 
-       mutex_lock(&ionic->dev_cmd_lock);
-       ionic_dev_cmd_port_reset(idev);
-       err = ionic_dev_cmd_wait(ionic, DEVCMD_TIMEOUT);
-       mutex_unlock(&ionic->dev_cmd_lock);
+       if (ionic_is_fw_running(idev)) {
+               mutex_lock(&ionic->dev_cmd_lock);
+               ionic_dev_cmd_port_reset(idev);
+               err = ionic_dev_cmd_wait(ionic, DEVCMD_TIMEOUT);
+               mutex_unlock(&ionic->dev_cmd_lock);
+       }
 
        dma_free_coherent(ionic->dev, idev->port_info_sz,
                          idev->port_info, idev->port_info_pa);
        idev->port_info = NULL;
        idev->port_info_pa = 0;
 
-       if (err)
-               dev_err(ionic->dev, "Failed to reset port\n");
-
        return err;
 }