diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 4b07eb5a3958..4e0a6cbd1488 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -3556,8 +3556,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_send_crq(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc == H_CLOSED) {
 			dev_warn(dev, "CRQ Queue closed\n");
-			if (test_bit(0, &adapter->resetting))
-				ibmvnic_reset(adapter, VNIC_RESET_FATAL);
+			/* do not reset, report the fail, wait for passive init from server */
 		}
 
 		dev_warn(dev, "Send error (rc=%d)\n", rc);
@@ -5002,7 +5001,12 @@ static int ibmvnic_reset_init(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 
 	reinit_completion(&adapter->init_done);
 	adapter->init_done_rc = 0;
-	ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+	rc = ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Send crq init failed with error %d\n", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done, timeout)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Initialization sequence timed out\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -5056,7 +5060,12 @@ static int ibmvnic_init(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->from_passive_init = false;
 
 	adapter->init_done_rc = 0;
-	ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+	rc = ibmvnic_send_crq_init(adapter);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Send crq init failed with error %d\n", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done, timeout)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Initialization sequence timed out\n");
 		return -1;