1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
index 128d7cdf9eb2..73143ece4832 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
@@ -800,9 +800,6 @@ static void efx_mcdi_ev_death(struct efx_nic *efx, int rc)
         } else {
                 int count;
 
-                /* Nobody was waiting for an MCDI request, so trigger a reset */
-                efx_schedule_reset(efx, RESET_TYPE_MC_FAILURE);
-
                 /* Consume the status word since efx_mcdi_rpc_finish() won't */
                 for (count = 0; count < MCDI_STATUS_DELAY_COUNT; ++count) {
                         if (efx_mcdi_poll_reboot(efx))
@@ -810,6 +807,9 @@ static void efx_mcdi_ev_death(struct efx_nic *efx, int rc)
                         udelay(MCDI_STATUS_DELAY_US);
                 }
                 mcdi->new_epoch = true;
+
+                /* Nobody was waiting for an MCDI request, so trigger a reset */
+                efx_schedule_reset(efx, RESET_TYPE_MC_FAILURE);
         }
 
         spin_unlock(&mcdi->iface_lock);