diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index ddb9ad5b294c..5fd31ba56937 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ static void ionic_link_status_check(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 	u16 link_status;
 	bool link_up;
 
-	if (!test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_LINK_CHECK_REQUESTED, lif->state) ||
-	    test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_QUEUE_RESET, lif->state))
+	if (!test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_LINK_CHECK_REQUESTED, lif->state))
 		return;
 
 	link_status = le16_to_cpu(lif->info->status.link_status);
@@ -114,16 +113,22 @@ static void ionic_link_status_check(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 			netif_carrier_on(netdev);
 		}
 
-		if (lif->netdev->flags & IFF_UP && netif_running(lif->netdev))
+		if (lif->netdev->flags & IFF_UP && netif_running(lif->netdev)) {
+			mutex_lock(&lif->queue_lock);
 			ionic_start_queues(lif);
+			mutex_unlock(&lif->queue_lock);
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 			netdev_info(netdev, "Link down\n");
 			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 		}
 
-		if (lif->netdev->flags & IFF_UP && netif_running(lif->netdev))
+		if (lif->netdev->flags & IFF_UP && netif_running(lif->netdev)) {
+			mutex_lock(&lif->queue_lock);
 			ionic_stop_queues(lif);
+			mutex_unlock(&lif->queue_lock);
+		}
 	}
 
 	clear_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_LINK_CHECK_REQUESTED, lif->state);
@@ -1990,16 +1995,13 @@ int ionic_reset_queues(struct ionic_lif *lif, ionic_reset_cb cb, void *arg)
 	bool running;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	err = ionic_wait_for_bit(lif, IONIC_LIF_F_QUEUE_RESET);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
+	mutex_lock(&lif->queue_lock);
 	running = netif_running(lif->netdev);
 	if (running) {
 		netif_device_detach(lif->netdev);
 		err = ionic_stop(lif->netdev);
 		if (err)
-			goto reset_out;
+			return err;
 	}
 
 	if (cb)
@@ -2009,9 +2011,7 @@ int ionic_reset_queues(struct ionic_lif *lif, ionic_reset_cb cb, void *arg)
 		err = ionic_open(lif->netdev);
 		netif_device_attach(lif->netdev);
 	}
-
-reset_out:
-	clear_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_QUEUE_RESET, lif->state);
+	mutex_unlock(&lif->queue_lock);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2158,7 +2158,9 @@ static void ionic_lif_handle_fw_down(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 
 	if (test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_UP, lif->state)) {
 		dev_info(ionic->dev, "Surprise FW stop, stopping queues\n");
+		mutex_lock(&lif->queue_lock);
 		ionic_stop_queues(lif);
+		mutex_unlock(&lif->queue_lock);
 	}
 
 	if (netif_running(lif->netdev)) {
@@ -2285,6 +2287,7 @@ static void ionic_lif_deinit(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 	ionic_lif_qcq_deinit(lif, lif->notifyqcq);
 	ionic_lif_qcq_deinit(lif, lif->adminqcq);
 
+	mutex_destroy(&lif->queue_lock);
 	ionic_lif_reset(lif);
 }
 
@@ -2461,6 +2464,7 @@ static int ionic_lif_init(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 		return err;
 
 	lif->hw_index = le16_to_cpu(comp.hw_index);
+	mutex_init(&lif->queue_lock);
 
 	/* now that we have the hw_index we can figure out our doorbell page */
 	lif->dbid_count = le32_to_cpu(lif->ionic->ident.dev.ndbpgs_per_lif);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h
index ed126dd74e01..8dc2c5d77424 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.h
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ enum ionic_lif_state_flags {
 	IONIC_LIF_F_SW_DEBUG_STATS,
 	IONIC_LIF_F_UP,
 	IONIC_LIF_F_LINK_CHECK_REQUESTED,
-	IONIC_LIF_F_QUEUE_RESET,
 	IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET,
 
 	/* leave this as last */
@@ -165,6 +164,7 @@ struct ionic_lif {
 	unsigned int hw_index;
 	unsigned int kern_pid;
 	u64 __iomem *kern_dbpage;
+	struct mutex queue_lock;	/* lock for queue structures */
 	spinlock_t adminq_lock;		/* lock for AdminQ operations */
 	struct ionic_qcq *adminqcq;
 	struct ionic_qcq *notifyqcq;
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@ struct ionic_lif {
 #define lif_to_txq(lif, i)	(&lif_to_txqcq((lif), i)->q)
 #define lif_to_rxq(lif, i)	(&lif_to_txqcq((lif), i)->q)
 
-/* return 0 if successfully set the bit, else non-zero */
-static inline int ionic_wait_for_bit(struct ionic_lif *lif, int bitname)
-{
-	return wait_on_bit_lock(lif->state, bitname, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-}
-
 static inline u32 ionic_coal_usec_to_hw(struct ionic *ionic, u32 usecs)
 {
 	u32 mult = le32_to_cpu(ionic->ident.dev.intr_coal_mult);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c
index b7f900c11834..85eb8f276a37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_txrx.c
@@ -161,12 +161,6 @@ static void ionic_rx_clean(struct ionic_queue *q,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* no packet processing while resetting */
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_QUEUE_RESET, q->lif->state))) {
-		stats->dropped++;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	stats->pkts++;
 	stats->bytes += le16_to_cpu(comp->len);