diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index f2d1daf..6fb29ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -3482,6 +3482,17 @@
 	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);
@@ -3494,10 +3505,12 @@
 
 	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)
@@ -6786,6 +6799,13 @@
 {
 	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);
@@ -10880,6 +10900,7 @@
 	if (dev) {
 		struct tg3 *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+		flush_scheduled_work();
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
 		if (tp->regs) {
 			iounmap(tp->regs);
@@ -10901,6 +10922,7 @@
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return 0;
 
+	flush_scheduled_work();
 	tg3_netif_stop(tp);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&tp->timer);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.h b/drivers/net/tg3.h
index e824330..7f4b7f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.h
@@ -2162,6 +2162,7 @@
 #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