ret = rndis_filter_set_rss_param(rndis_device, net_device->num_chn);
 
        /*
-        * Wait for the host to send us the sub-channel offers.
+        * Set the number of sub-channels to be received.
         */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&net_device->sc_lock, flags);
        sc_delta = num_rss_qs - (net_device->num_chn - 1);
        net_device->num_sc_offered -= sc_delta;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&net_device->sc_lock, flags);
 
-       while (net_device->num_sc_offered != 0) {
-               t = wait_for_completion_timeout(&net_device->channel_init_wait, 10*HZ);
-               if (t == 0)
-                       WARN(1, "Netvsc: Waiting for sub-channel processing");
-       }
 out:
        if (ret) {
                net_device->max_chn = 1;
                net_device->num_chn = 1;
+               net_device->num_sc_offered = 0;
        }
 
        return 0; /* return 0 because primary channel can be used alone */
 {
        struct netvsc_device *net_dev = hv_get_drvdata(dev);
        struct rndis_device *rndis_dev = net_dev->extension;
+       unsigned long t;
+
+       /* If not all subchannel offers are complete, wait for them until
+        * completion to avoid race.
+        */
+       while (net_dev->num_sc_offered > 0) {
+               t = wait_for_completion_timeout(&net_dev->channel_init_wait,
+                                               10 * HZ);
+               if (t == 0)
+                       WARN(1, "Netvsc: Waiting for sub-channel processing");
+       }
 
        /* Halt and release the rndis device */
        rndis_filter_halt_device(rndis_dev);