diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index e1203bf..fe13006b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -3349,6 +3349,13 @@
 
 	end_jiffies = jiffies +
 		max((unsigned long)1, usecs_to_jiffies(30));
+
+	/* Stop management traffic. */
+	ql_mb_set_mgmnt_traffic_ctl(qdev, MB_SET_MPI_TFK_STOP);
+
+	/* Wait for the NIC and MGMNT FIFOs to empty. */
+	ql_wait_fifo_empty(qdev);
+
 	ql_write32(qdev, RST_FO, (RST_FO_FR << 16) | RST_FO_FR);
 
 	do {
@@ -3364,6 +3371,8 @@
 		status = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
+	/* Resume management traffic. */
+	ql_mb_set_mgmnt_traffic_ctl(qdev, MB_SET_MPI_TFK_RESUME);
 	return status;
 }