diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
index 0c085992546836ce583700c052043a37a3b7157c..65ef9b5548d802fa03509fe50c290c95affd60d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
@@ -1963,8 +1963,15 @@ static int e1000_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 static int e1000_nway_reset(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	if (netif_running(netdev))
-		e1000e_reinit_locked(adapter);
+
+	if (!netif_running(netdev))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	if (!adapter->hw.mac.autoneg)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	e1000e_reinit_locked(adapter);
+
 	return 0;
 }