diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index af27d2b0f79f..be795d0b0b7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -195,9 +195,11 @@ static void t4_report_fw_error(struct adapter *adap)
 	u32 pcie_fw;
 
 	pcie_fw = t4_read_reg(adap, PCIE_FW_A);
-	if (pcie_fw & PCIE_FW_ERR_F)
+	if (pcie_fw & PCIE_FW_ERR_F) {
 		dev_err(adap->pdev_dev, "Firmware reports adapter error: %s\n",
 			reason[PCIE_FW_EVAL_G(pcie_fw)]);
+		adap->flags &= ~FW_OK;
+	}
 }
 
 /*