diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index e5e901ecd80815e16bc8212b80ec047f85421a54..0c0f9c81732136e1ee23b5ea98dbf332ba82b14f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -3716,10 +3716,8 @@ static void tg3_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned int restart_timer;
 
 	tg3_full_lock(tp, 0);
-	tp->tg3_flags |= TG3_FLAG_IN_RESET_TASK;
 
 	if (!netif_running(tp->dev)) {
-		tp->tg3_flags &= ~TG3_FLAG_IN_RESET_TASK;
 		tg3_full_unlock(tp);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -3750,8 +3748,6 @@ static void tg3_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		mod_timer(&tp->timer, jiffies + 1);
 
 out:
-	tp->tg3_flags &= ~TG3_FLAG_IN_RESET_TASK;
-
 	tg3_full_unlock(tp);
 }
 
@@ -7390,12 +7386,7 @@ static int tg3_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tg3 *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	/* Calling flush_scheduled_work() may deadlock because
-	 * linkwatch_event() may be on the workqueue and it will try to get
-	 * the rtnl_lock which we are holding.
-	 */
-	while (tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_IN_RESET_TASK)
-		msleep(1);
+	flush_work_keventd(&tp->reset_task);
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.h b/drivers/net/tg3.h
index 4d334cf5a243b905a4e65a9a3f3cf9fc66be42bf..bd9f4f428e5b8895d5cc8c281302e00e0c6bdfba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.h
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ struct tg3 {
 #define TG3_FLAG_JUMBO_RING_ENABLE	0x00800000
 #define TG3_FLAG_10_100_ONLY		0x01000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_PAUSE_AUTONEG		0x02000000
-#define TG3_FLAG_IN_RESET_TASK		0x04000000
+
 #define TG3_FLAG_40BIT_DMA_BUG		0x08000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_BROKEN_CHECKSUMS	0x10000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_SUPPORT_MSI		0x20000000