diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
index 0d148795a8d0..dd4f0965bbe6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
@@ -595,6 +595,16 @@ void pdsc_fw_up(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 	pdsc_teardown(pdsc, PDSC_TEARDOWN_RECOVERY);
 }
 
+void pdsc_pci_reset_thread(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct pdsc *pdsc = container_of(work, struct pdsc, pci_reset_work);
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = pdsc->pdev;
+
+	pci_dev_get(pdev);
+	pci_reset_function(pdev);
+	pci_dev_put(pdev);
+}
+
 static void pdsc_check_pci_health(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 {
 	u8 fw_status;
@@ -609,7 +619,8 @@ static void pdsc_check_pci_health(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 	if (fw_status != PDS_RC_BAD_PCI)
 		return;
 
-	pci_reset_function(pdsc->pdev);
+	/* prevent deadlock between pdsc_reset_prepare and pdsc_health_thread */
+	queue_work(pdsc->wq, &pdsc->pci_reset_work);
 }
 
 void pdsc_health_thread(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.h
index f410f7d13205..401ff56eba0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ struct pdsc {
 	struct pdsc_qcq notifyqcq;
 	u64 last_eid;
 	struct pdsc_viftype *viftype_status;
+	struct work_struct pci_reset_work;
 };
 
 /** enum pds_core_dbell_bits - bitwise composition of dbell values.
@@ -312,5 +313,6 @@ int pdsc_firmware_update(struct pdsc *pdsc, const struct firmware *fw,
 
 void pdsc_fw_down(struct pdsc *pdsc);
 void pdsc_fw_up(struct pdsc *pdsc);
+void pdsc_pci_reset_thread(struct work_struct *work);
 
 #endif /* _PDSC_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
index e65a1632df50..bfb79c5aac39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ int pdsc_devcmd_reset(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 		.reset.opcode = PDS_CORE_CMD_RESET,
 	};
 
+	if (!pdsc_is_fw_running(pdsc))
+		return 0;
+
 	return pdsc_devcmd(pdsc, &cmd, &comp, pdsc->devcmd_timeout);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c
index 345b16127fe8..a375d612d287 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static int pdsc_init_pf(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 	snprintf(wq_name, sizeof(wq_name), "%s.%d", PDS_CORE_DRV_NAME, pdsc->uid);
 	pdsc->wq = create_singlethread_workqueue(wq_name);
 	INIT_WORK(&pdsc->health_work, pdsc_health_thread);
+	INIT_WORK(&pdsc->pci_reset_work, pdsc_pci_reset_thread);
 	timer_setup(&pdsc->wdtimer, pdsc_wdtimer_cb, 0);
 	pdsc->wdtimer_period = PDSC_WATCHDOG_SECS * HZ;