diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index b4a5311bdeb5..aa1f5b776b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10732,10 +10732,8 @@ static void __bnxt_close_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init,
 	bnxt_free_mem(bp, irq_re_init);
 }
 
-int bnxt_close_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
+void bnxt_close_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
-
 	if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_IN_FW_RESET, &bp->state)) {
 		/* If we get here, it means firmware reset is in progress
 		 * while we are trying to close.  We can safely proceed with
@@ -10750,15 +10748,18 @@ int bnxt_close_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BNXT_SRIOV
 	if (bp->sriov_cfg) {
+		int rc;
+
 		rc = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(bp->sriov_cfg_wait,
 						      !bp->sriov_cfg,
 						      BNXT_SRIOV_CFG_WAIT_TMO);
-		if (rc)
-			netdev_warn(bp->dev, "timeout waiting for SRIOV config operation to complete!\n");
+		if (!rc)
+			netdev_warn(bp->dev, "timeout waiting for SRIOV config operation to complete, proceeding to close!\n");
+		else if (rc < 0)
+			netdev_warn(bp->dev, "SRIOV config operation interrupted, proceeding to close!\n");
 	}
 #endif
 	__bnxt_close_nic(bp, irq_re_init, link_re_init);
-	return rc;
 }
 
 static int bnxt_close(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index e702dbc3e6b1..0488b0466015 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -2375,7 +2375,7 @@ int bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *, bool, bool);
 int bnxt_half_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_half_close_nic(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_reenable_sriov(struct bnxt *bp);
-int bnxt_close_nic(struct bnxt *, bool, bool);
+void bnxt_close_nic(struct bnxt *, bool, bool);
 void bnxt_get_ring_err_stats(struct bnxt *bp,
 			     struct bnxt_total_ring_err_stats *stats);
 int bnxt_dbg_hwrm_rd_reg(struct bnxt *bp, u32 reg_off, u16 num_words,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
index f302dac56599..89809f1b129c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
@@ -449,15 +449,8 @@ static int bnxt_dl_reload_down(struct devlink *dl, bool netns_change,
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 		bnxt_ulp_stop(bp);
-		if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
-			rc = bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, true);
-			if (rc) {
-				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Failed to close");
-				dev_close(bp->dev);
-				rtnl_unlock();
-				break;
-			}
-		}
+		if (netif_running(bp->dev))
+			bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, true);
 		bnxt_vf_reps_free(bp);
 		rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_drv_unrgtr(bp);
 		if (rc) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index f3f384773ac0..5f67a7f94e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -165,9 +165,8 @@ static int bnxt_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 reset_coalesce:
 	if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state)) {
 		if (update_stats) {
-			rc = bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
-			if (!rc)
-				rc = bnxt_open_nic(bp, true, false);
+			bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
+			rc = bnxt_open_nic(bp, true, false);
 		} else {
 			rc = bnxt_hwrm_set_coal(bp);
 		}
@@ -972,12 +971,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 			 * before PF unload
 			 */
 		}
-		rc = bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
-		if (rc) {
-			netdev_err(bp->dev, "Set channel failure rc :%x\n",
-				   rc);
-			return rc;
-		}
+		bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
 	}
 
 	if (sh) {
@@ -4042,12 +4036,7 @@ static void bnxt_self_test(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_test *etest,
 		bnxt_run_fw_tests(bp, test_mask, &test_results);
 	} else {
 		bnxt_ulp_stop(bp);
-		rc = bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
-		if (rc) {
-			etest->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
-			bnxt_ulp_start(bp, rc);
-			return;
-		}
+		bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
 		bnxt_run_fw_tests(bp, test_mask, &test_results);
 
 		buf[BNXT_MACLPBK_TEST_IDX] = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
index f3886710e778..6e3da3362bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
@@ -521,9 +521,8 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_ptp_cfg(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 	if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
 		if (ptp->rx_filter == HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL) {
-			rc = bnxt_close_nic(bp, false, false);
-			if (!rc)
-				rc = bnxt_open_nic(bp, false, false);
+			bnxt_close_nic(bp, false, false);
+			rc = bnxt_open_nic(bp, false, false);
 		} else {
 			bnxt_ptp_cfg_tstamp_filters(bp);
 		}