diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index e3a8c1c6d237b..8f169508a90a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -9841,6 +9841,12 @@ int bnxt_half_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_ABORT_ERR, &bp->state)) {
+		netdev_err(bp->dev, "A previous firmware reset has not completed, aborting half open\n");
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto half_open_err;
+	}
+
 	rc = bnxt_alloc_mem(bp, false);
 	if (rc) {
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "bnxt_alloc_mem err: %x\n", rc);