diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 95f926971e3b..b9cdbd5dd6cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -1624,6 +1624,10 @@ static void hclgevf_keep_alive_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	int ret;
 
 	hdev = container_of(work, struct hclgevf_dev, keep_alive_task);
+
+	if (test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state))
+		return;
+
 	ret = hclgevf_send_mbx_msg(hdev, HCLGE_MBX_KEEP_ALIVE, 0, NULL,
 				   0, false, &respmsg, sizeof(u8));
 	if (ret)