netif_stop_queue(qdev->ndev);
        netif_carrier_off(qdev->ndev);
        ql_disable_interrupts(qdev);
+       /* Clear adapter up bit to signal the recovery
+        * process that it shouldn't kill the reset worker
+        * thread
+        */
+       clear_bit(QL_ADAPTER_UP, &qdev->flags);
        queue_delayed_work(qdev->workqueue, &qdev->asic_reset_work, 0);
 }
 
        netif_stop_queue(ndev);
        netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
-       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&qdev->asic_reset_work);
+       /* Don't kill the reset worker thread if we
+        * are in the process of recovery.
+        */
+       if (test_bit(QL_ADAPTER_UP, &qdev->flags))
+               cancel_delayed_work_sync(&qdev->asic_reset_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&qdev->mpi_reset_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&qdev->mpi_work);
 
 static void qlge_tx_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
        struct ql_adapter *qdev = (struct ql_adapter *)netdev_priv(ndev);
-       queue_delayed_work(qdev->workqueue, &qdev->asic_reset_work, 0);
+       ql_queue_asic_error(qdev);
 }
 
 static void ql_asic_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)