diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 36433d6504b7e..da50ea3e44c26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -2688,6 +2688,7 @@ static void iavf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 			reg_val);
 		iavf_disable_vf(adapter);
 		mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
 		return; /* Do not attempt to reinit. It's dead, Jim. */
 	}