diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 5f11b4d..61d9d40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ static int ibmvnic_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int data);
 static void send_map_query(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter);
 static void send_request_map(struct ibmvnic_adapter *, dma_addr_t, __be32, u8);
 static void send_request_unmap(struct ibmvnic_adapter *, u8);
+static void send_login(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter);
+static void send_cap_queries(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter);
+static int init_sub_crq_irqs(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter);
 
 struct ibmvnic_stat {
 	char name[ETH_GSTRING_LEN];
@@ -371,14 +374,51 @@ static void free_rx_pool(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 static int ibmvnic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	unsigned long timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(30000);
 	struct device *dev = &adapter->vdev->dev;
 	struct ibmvnic_tx_pool *tx_pool;
 	union ibmvnic_crq crq;
 	int rxadd_subcrqs;
 	u64 *size_array;
 	int tx_subcrqs;
+	int rc = 0;
 	int i, j;
 
+	do {
+		if (adapter->renegotiate) {
+			adapter->renegotiate = false;
+			release_sub_crqs_no_irqs(adapter);
+
+			reinit_completion(&adapter->init_done);
+			send_cap_queries(adapter);
+			if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done,
+							 timeout)) {
+				dev_err(dev, "Capabilities query timeout\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		reinit_completion(&adapter->init_done);
+		send_login(adapter);
+		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done,
+						 timeout)) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Login timeout\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	} while (adapter->renegotiate);
+
+	rc = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, adapter->req_tx_queues);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to set the number of tx queues\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	rc = init_sub_crq_irqs(adapter);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize sub crq irqs\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	rxadd_subcrqs =
 	    be32_to_cpu(adapter->login_rsp_buf->num_rxadd_subcrqs);
 	tx_subcrqs =
@@ -508,6 +548,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
 		napi_disable(&adapter->napi[i]);
 alloc_napi_failed:
+	release_sub_crqs(adapter);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -3419,8 +3460,7 @@ static void ibmvnic_handle_crq(union ibmvnic_crq *crq,
 		dma_unmap_single(dev, adapter->ip_offload_ctrl_tok,
 				 sizeof(adapter->ip_offload_ctrl),
 				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-		/* We're done with the queries, perform the login */
-		send_login(adapter);
+		complete(&adapter->init_done);
 		break;
 	case REQUEST_RAS_COMP_NUM_RSP:
 		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Got Request RAS Comp Num Response\n");
@@ -3700,26 +3740,6 @@ static void handle_crq_init_rsp(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto task_failed;
 	}
 
-	do {
-		if (adapter->renegotiate) {
-			adapter->renegotiate = false;
-			release_sub_crqs_no_irqs(adapter);
-
-			reinit_completion(&adapter->init_done);
-			send_cap_queries(adapter);
-			if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done,
-							 timeout)) {
-				dev_err(dev, "Passive init timeout\n");
-				goto task_failed;
-			}
-		}
-	} while (adapter->renegotiate);
-	rc = init_sub_crq_irqs(adapter);
-
-	if (rc)
-		goto task_failed;
-
-	netdev->real_num_tx_queues = adapter->req_tx_queues;
 	netdev->mtu = adapter->req_mtu - ETH_HLEN;
 
 	if (adapter->failover) {
@@ -3840,39 +3860,17 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done, timeout))
 		return 0;
 
-	do {
-		if (adapter->renegotiate) {
-			adapter->renegotiate = false;
-			release_sub_crqs_no_irqs(adapter);
-
-			reinit_completion(&adapter->init_done);
-			send_cap_queries(adapter);
-			if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done,
-							 timeout))
-				return 0;
-		}
-	} while (adapter->renegotiate);
-
-	rc = init_sub_crq_irqs(adapter);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to initialize sub crq irqs\n");
-		goto free_debugfs;
-	}
-
-	netdev->real_num_tx_queues = adapter->req_tx_queues;
 	netdev->mtu = adapter->req_mtu - ETH_HLEN;
 
 	rc = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);
-		goto free_sub_crqs;
+		goto free_debugfs;
 	}
 	dev_info(&dev->dev, "ibmvnic registered\n");
 
 	return 0;
 
-free_sub_crqs:
-	release_sub_crqs(adapter);
 free_debugfs:
 	if (adapter->debugfs_dir && !IS_ERR(adapter->debugfs_dir))
 		debugfs_remove_recursive(adapter->debugfs_dir);