struct tg3 *tp = _data;
        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;
+       }
+
+       tg3_full_unlock(tp);
+
        tg3_netif_stop(tp);
 
        tg3_full_lock(tp, 1);
 
        tg3_netif_start(tp);
 
-       tg3_full_unlock(tp);
-
        if (restart_timer)
                mod_timer(&tp->timer, jiffies + 1);
+
+       tp->tg3_flags &= ~TG3_FLAG_IN_RESET_TASK;
+
+       tg3_full_unlock(tp);
 }
 
 static void tg3_tx_timeout(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);
+
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
        del_timer_sync(&tp->timer);
        if (dev) {
                struct tg3 *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+               flush_scheduled_work();
                unregister_netdev(dev);
                if (tp->regs) {
                        iounmap(tp->regs);
        if (!netif_running(dev))
                return 0;
 
+       flush_scheduled_work();
        tg3_netif_stop(tp);
 
        del_timer_sync(&tp->timer);
 
 #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_BROKEN_CHECKSUMS      0x10000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_GOT_SERDES_FLOWCTL    0x20000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_SPLIT_MODE            0x40000000