diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index cd314946452c..9511f5fe62f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -2781,7 +2781,10 @@ static void mwifiex_pcie_card_reset_work(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct pcie_service_card *card = adapter->card;
 
-	pci_reset_function(card->dev);
+	/* We can't afford to wait here; remove() might be waiting on us. If we
+	 * can't grab the device lock, maybe we'll get another chance later.
+	 */
+	pci_try_reset_function(card->dev);
 }
 
 static void mwifiex_pcie_work(struct work_struct *work)