diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
index 945c13d1a982..e4e6a14c4efc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
@@ -2285,6 +2285,9 @@ void wx_update_stats(struct wx *wx)
 	u64 restart_queue = 0, tx_busy = 0;
 	u32 i;
 
+	if (test_bit(WX_STATE_RESETTING, wx->state))
+		return;
+
 	/* gather some stats to the wx struct that are per queue */
 	for (i = 0; i < wx->num_rx_queues; i++) {
 		struct wx_ring *rx_ring = wx->rx_ring[i];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h
index 1fdeb464d5f4..3726ec2fec06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_type.h
@@ -982,8 +982,14 @@ struct wx_hw_stats {
 	u64 qmprc;
 };
 
+enum wx_state {
+	WX_STATE_RESETTING,
+	WX_STATE_NBITS,		/* must be last */
+};
+
 struct wx {
 	unsigned long active_vlans[BITS_TO_LONGS(VLAN_N_VID)];
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(state, WX_STATE_NBITS);
 
 	void *priv;
 	u8 __iomem *hw_addr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_ethtool.c
index 786a652ae64f..0e85c5a6633e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_ethtool.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ static int ngbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct wx *wx = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u32 new_rx_count, new_tx_count;
 	struct wx_ring *temp_ring;
-	int i;
+	u8 timeout = 50;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	new_tx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->tx_pending, WX_MIN_TXD, WX_MAX_TXD);
 	new_tx_count = ALIGN(new_tx_count, WX_REQ_TX_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
@@ -64,6 +65,15 @@ static int ngbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	    new_rx_count == wx->rx_ring_count)
 		return 0;
 
+	while (test_and_set_bit(WX_STATE_RESETTING, wx->state)) {
+		timeout--;
+		if (!timeout) {
+			err = -EBUSY;
+			goto clear_reset;
+		}
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+	}
+
 	if (!netif_running(wx->netdev)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < wx->num_tx_queues; i++)
 			wx->tx_ring[i]->count = new_tx_count;
@@ -72,14 +82,16 @@ static int ngbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 		wx->tx_ring_count = new_tx_count;
 		wx->rx_ring_count = new_rx_count;
 
-		return 0;
+		goto clear_reset;
 	}
 
 	/* allocate temporary buffer to store rings in */
 	i = max_t(int, wx->num_tx_queues, wx->num_rx_queues);
 	temp_ring = kvmalloc_array(i, sizeof(struct wx_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!temp_ring)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!temp_ring) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto clear_reset;
+	}
 
 	ngbe_down(wx);
 
@@ -89,7 +101,9 @@ static int ngbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	wx_configure(wx);
 	ngbe_up(wx);
 
-	return 0;
+clear_reset:
+	clear_bit(WX_STATE_RESETTING, wx->state);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int ngbe_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_ethtool.c
index db675512ce4d..216599bbf9de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ static int txgbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct wx *wx = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u32 new_rx_count, new_tx_count;
 	struct wx_ring *temp_ring;
-	int i;
+	u8 timeout = 50;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	new_tx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->tx_pending, WX_MIN_TXD, WX_MAX_TXD);
 	new_tx_count = ALIGN(new_tx_count, WX_REQ_TX_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
@@ -31,6 +32,15 @@ static int txgbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	    new_rx_count == wx->rx_ring_count)
 		return 0;
 
+	while (test_and_set_bit(WX_STATE_RESETTING, wx->state)) {
+		timeout--;
+		if (!timeout) {
+			err = -EBUSY;
+			goto clear_reset;
+		}
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+	}
+
 	if (!netif_running(wx->netdev)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < wx->num_tx_queues; i++)
 			wx->tx_ring[i]->count = new_tx_count;
@@ -39,14 +49,16 @@ static int txgbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 		wx->tx_ring_count = new_tx_count;
 		wx->rx_ring_count = new_rx_count;
 
-		return 0;
+		goto clear_reset;
 	}
 
 	/* allocate temporary buffer to store rings in */
 	i = max_t(int, wx->num_tx_queues, wx->num_rx_queues);
 	temp_ring = kvmalloc_array(i, sizeof(struct wx_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!temp_ring)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!temp_ring) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto clear_reset;
+	}
 
 	txgbe_down(wx);
 
@@ -55,7 +67,9 @@ static int txgbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	txgbe_up(wx);
 
-	return 0;
+clear_reset:
+	clear_bit(WX_STATE_RESETTING, wx->state);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int txgbe_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
