diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index b28a979061dc415408b2dd6acc525604b0a583f5..e9243d8c5abcf73706ca2539798d89a59c609e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2173,17 +2173,6 @@ static struct ibmvnic_rwi *get_next_rwi(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 	return rwi;
 }
 
-static void free_all_rwi(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
-{
-	struct ibmvnic_rwi *rwi;
-
-	rwi = get_next_rwi(adapter);
-	while (rwi) {
-		kfree(rwi);
-		rwi = get_next_rwi(adapter);
-	}
-}
-
 static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_rwi *rwi;
@@ -2252,9 +2241,9 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 			else
 				adapter->state = reset_state;
 			rc = 0;
-		} else if (rc && rc != IBMVNIC_INIT_FAILED &&
-		    !adapter->force_reset_recovery)
-			break;
+		}
+		if (rc)
+			netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Reset failed, rc=%d\n", rc);
 
 		rwi = get_next_rwi(adapter);
 
@@ -2268,11 +2257,6 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 		complete(&adapter->reset_done);
 	}
 
-	if (rc) {
-		netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Reset failed\n");
-		free_all_rwi(adapter);
-	}
-
 	clear_bit_unlock(0, &adapter->resetting);
 }