diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 649880d2bb1b..7ed9cdfa115e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -12760,19 +12760,6 @@ static int bnx2x_eeh_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void bnx2x_eeh_recover(struct bnx2x *bp)
-{
-	u32 val;
-
-	mutex_init(&bp->port.phy_mutex);
-
-
-	val = SHMEM_RD(bp, validity_map[BP_PORT(bp)]);
-	if ((val & (SHR_MEM_VALIDITY_DEV_INFO | SHR_MEM_VALIDITY_MB))
-		!= (SHR_MEM_VALIDITY_DEV_INFO | SHR_MEM_VALIDITY_MB))
-		BNX2X_ERR("BAD MCP validity signature\n");
-}
-
 /**
  * bnx2x_io_error_detected - called when PCI error is detected
  * @pdev: Pointer to PCI device
@@ -12841,6 +12828,10 @@ static pci_ers_result_t bnx2x_io_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	if (netif_running(dev)) {
 		BNX2X_ERR("IO slot reset --> driver unload\n");
+
+		/* MCP should have been reset; Need to wait for validity */
+		bnx2x_init_shmem(bp);
+
 		if (IS_PF(bp) && SHMEM2_HAS(bp, drv_capabilities_flag)) {
 			u32 v;
 
@@ -12899,8 +12890,6 @@ static void bnx2x_io_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	bnx2x_eeh_recover(bp);
-
 	bp->fw_seq = SHMEM_RD(bp, func_mb[BP_FW_MB_IDX(bp)].drv_mb_header) &
 							DRV_MSG_SEQ_NUMBER_MASK;