diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 98bff01b89ff3..a4ab1b09b27b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -13089,17 +13089,8 @@ static void bnxt_reset_task(struct bnxt *bp, bool silent)
 	if (!silent)
 		bnxt_dbg_dump_states(bp);
 	if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
-		int rc;
-
-		if (silent) {
-			bnxt_close_nic(bp, false, false);
-			bnxt_open_nic(bp, false, false);
-		} else {
-			bnxt_ulp_stop(bp);
-			bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
-			rc = bnxt_open_nic(bp, true, false);
-			bnxt_ulp_start(bp, rc);
-		}
+		bnxt_close_nic(bp, !silent, false);
+		bnxt_open_nic(bp, !silent, false);
 	}
 }