diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index a680fd9c68ea9..b53a0d87371a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -8556,10 +8556,18 @@ static void bnxt_setup_inta(struct bnxt *bp)
 	bp->irq_tbl[0].handler = bnxt_inta;
 }
 
+static int bnxt_init_int_mode(struct bnxt *bp);
+
 static int bnxt_setup_int_mode(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!bp->irq_tbl) {
+		rc = bnxt_init_int_mode(bp);
+		if (rc || !bp->irq_tbl)
+			return rc ?: -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_USING_MSIX)
 		bnxt_setup_msix(bp);
 	else
@@ -8744,7 +8752,7 @@ static int bnxt_init_inta(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 static int bnxt_init_int_mode(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc = -ENODEV;
 
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_MSIX_CAP)
 		rc = bnxt_init_msix(bp);
@@ -9514,7 +9522,8 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_if_change(struct bnxt *bp, bool up)
 {
 	struct hwrm_func_drv_if_change_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
 	struct hwrm_func_drv_if_change_input req = {0};
-	bool resc_reinit = false, fw_reset = false;
+	bool fw_reset = !bp->irq_tbl;
+	bool resc_reinit = false;
 	int rc, retry = 0;
 	u32 flags = 0;
 
@@ -9557,6 +9566,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_if_change(struct bnxt *bp, bool up)
 
 	if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_IN_FW_RESET, &bp->state) && !fw_reset) {
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "RESET_DONE not set during FW reset.\n");
+		set_bit(BNXT_STATE_ABORT_ERR, &bp->state);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	if (resc_reinit || fw_reset) {
@@ -9890,6 +9900,9 @@ static int bnxt_reinit_after_abort(struct bnxt *bp)
 	if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_IN_FW_RESET, &bp->state))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	if (bp->dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNREGISTERED)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	rc = bnxt_fw_init_one(bp);
 	if (!rc) {
 		bnxt_clear_int_mode(bp);