diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index f7bdde111dfcba86f0bf821fd332c77580670738..b8c723539dd2509cc8281dabf7f150da6c383c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -1903,12 +1903,13 @@ static void netxen_tx_timeout_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		netif_wake_queue(adapter->netdev);
 
-		goto done;
+		clear_bit(__NX_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 
 	} else {
+		clear_bit(__NX_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 		if (!netxen_nic_reset_context(adapter)) {
 			adapter->netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
-			goto done;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		/* context reset failed, fall through for fw reset */
@@ -1916,8 +1917,6 @@ static void netxen_tx_timeout_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 request_reset:
 	adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
-done:
-	clear_bit(__NX_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 }
 
 struct net_device_stats *netxen_nic_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev)