diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 65dbfbec487a34b6af65538434c0d429e9fade46..9282381a438fe97594c3025be7fa618205f401b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -3007,19 +3007,19 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 		rwi = get_next_rwi(adapter);
 
 		/*
-		 * If there is another reset queued, free the previous rwi
-		 * and process the new reset even if previous reset failed
-		 * (the previous reset could have failed because of a fail
-		 * over for instance, so process the fail over).
-		 *
 		 * If there are no resets queued and the previous reset failed,
 		 * the adapter would be in an undefined state. So retry the
 		 * previous reset as a hard reset.
+		 *
+		 * Else, free the previous rwi and, if there is another reset
+		 * queued, process the new reset even if previous reset failed
+		 * (the previous reset could have failed because of a fail
+		 * over for instance, so process the fail over).
 		 */
-		if (rwi)
-			kfree(tmprwi);
-		else if (rc)
+		if (!rwi && rc)
 			rwi = tmprwi;
+		else
+			kfree(tmprwi);
 
 		if (rwi && (rwi->reset_reason == VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER ||
 			    rwi->reset_reason == VNIC_RESET_MOBILITY || rc))