diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 2b65cdcad6ba..5912fdf506a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ enum i40e_state_t {
 	__I40E_CORE_RESET_REQUESTED,
 	__I40E_GLOBAL_RESET_REQUESTED,
 	__I40E_EMP_RESET_REQUESTED,
+	__I40E_EMP_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED,
 	__I40E_FILTER_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
 	__I40E_SUSPENDED,
 	__I40E_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 2260cc1eae77..652cb4eef371 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -3171,7 +3171,7 @@ static irqreturn_t i40e_intr(int irq, void *data)
 			pf->globr_count++;
 		} else if (val == I40E_RESET_EMPR) {
 			pf->empr_count++;
-			set_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_REQUESTED, &pf->state);
+			set_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED, &pf->state);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -6179,10 +6179,8 @@ static void i40e_reset_and_rebuild(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit)
 	}
 
 	/* re-verify the eeprom if we just had an EMP reset */
-	if (test_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_REQUESTED, &pf->state)) {
-		clear_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_REQUESTED, &pf->state);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED, &pf->state))
 		i40e_verify_eeprom(pf);
-	}
 
 	i40e_clear_pxe_mode(hw);
 	ret = i40e_get_capabilities(pf);