diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
index 3f6187c164240f..0d1bab4ac1b075 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ struct iavf_adapter {
 #define IAVF_FLAG_QUEUES_DISABLED		BIT(17)
 #define IAVF_FLAG_SETUP_NETDEV_FEATURES		BIT(18)
 #define IAVF_FLAG_REINIT_MSIX_NEEDED		BIT(20)
-#define IAVF_FLAG_INITIAL_MAC_SET		BIT(23)
 /* duplicates for common code */
 #define IAVF_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED			0
 	/* flags for admin queue service task */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 3fc572341781b0..d7465296f65077 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -1087,12 +1087,6 @@ static int iavf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* If this is an initial set MAC during VF spawn do not wait */
-	if (adapter->flags & IAVF_FLAG_INITIAL_MAC_SET) {
-		adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_INITIAL_MAC_SET;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(adapter->vc_waitqueue,
 					       iavf_is_mac_set_handled(netdev, addr->sa_data),
 					       msecs_to_jiffies(2500));
@@ -2605,8 +2599,6 @@ static void iavf_init_config_adapter(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 	}
 
-	adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_INITIAL_MAC_SET;
-
 	adapter->tx_desc_count = IAVF_DEFAULT_TXD;
 	adapter->rx_desc_count = IAVF_DEFAULT_RXD;
 	err = iavf_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
@@ -2921,7 +2913,6 @@ static void iavf_disable_vf(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 	iavf_free_queues(adapter);
 	memset(adapter->vf_res, 0, IAVF_VIRTCHNL_VF_RESOURCE_SIZE);
 	iavf_shutdown_adminq(&adapter->hw);
-	adapter->netdev->flags &= ~IFF_UP;
 	adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING;
 	iavf_change_state(adapter, __IAVF_DOWN);
 	wake_up(&adapter->down_waitqueue);
@@ -3021,6 +3012,11 @@ static void iavf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		iavf_disable_vf(adapter);
 		mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
+		if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+			rtnl_lock();
+			dev_close(netdev);
+			rtnl_unlock();
+		}
 		return; /* Do not attempt to reinit. It's dead, Jim. */
 	}
 
@@ -3033,6 +3029,7 @@ static void iavf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (running) {
 		netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+		netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 		adapter->link_up = false;
 		iavf_napi_disable_all(adapter);
 	}
@@ -3172,6 +3169,16 @@ static void iavf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
+
+	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+		/* Close device to ensure that Tx queues will not be started
+		 * during netif_device_attach() at the end of the reset task.
+		 */
+		rtnl_lock();
+		dev_close(netdev);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	}
+
 	dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "failed to allocate resources during reinit\n");
 reset_finish:
 	rtnl_lock();
@@ -5035,23 +5042,21 @@ static int __maybe_unused iavf_resume(struct device *dev_d)
 static void iavf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct iavf_adapter *adapter = iavf_pdev_to_adapter(pdev);
-	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct iavf_fdir_fltr *fdir, *fdirtmp;
 	struct iavf_vlan_filter *vlf, *vlftmp;
+	struct iavf_cloud_filter *cf, *cftmp;
 	struct iavf_adv_rss *rss, *rsstmp;
 	struct iavf_mac_filter *f, *ftmp;
-	struct iavf_cloud_filter *cf, *cftmp;
-	struct iavf_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	struct net_device *netdev;
+	struct iavf_hw *hw;
 	int err;
 
-	/* When reboot/shutdown is in progress no need to do anything
-	 * as the adapter is already REMOVE state that was set during
-	 * iavf_shutdown() callback.
-	 */
-	if (adapter->state == __IAVF_REMOVE)
+	netdev = adapter->netdev;
+	hw = &adapter->hw;
+
+	if (test_and_set_bit(__IAVF_IN_REMOVE_TASK, &adapter->crit_section))
 		return;
 
-	set_bit(__IAVF_IN_REMOVE_TASK, &adapter->crit_section);
 	/* Wait until port initialization is complete.
 	 * There are flows where register/unregister netdev may race.
 	 */