diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 08780ef1c1f885d56b38d9c4ff68b4f790711f58..68903bf06cf60990d0c7b3b99ce460a38891c570 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -2294,6 +2294,7 @@ netxen_fwinit_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case NX_DEV_NEED_RESET:
 	case NX_DEV_INITALIZING:
 		if (++adapter->fw_wait_cnt < FW_POLL_THRESH) {
 			netxen_schedule_work(adapter,
@@ -2337,6 +2338,9 @@ netxen_detach_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	ref_cnt = nx_decr_dev_ref_cnt(adapter);
 
+	if (ref_cnt == -EIO)
+		goto err_ret;
+
 	delay = (ref_cnt == 0) ? 0 : (2 * FW_POLL_DELAY);
 
 	adapter->fw_wait_cnt = 0;