diff --git a/patches.suse/ibmvnic-register-netdev-after-init-of-adapter.patch b/patches.suse/ibmvnic-register-netdev-after-init-of-adapter.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b484f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches.suse/ibmvnic-register-netdev-after-init-of-adapter.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+From 570425f8c7c18b14fa8a2a58a0adb431968ad118 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@linux.ibm.com>
+Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:23:55 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] ibmvnic: register netdev after init of adapter
+
+References: bsc#1196516 ltc#196391
+Patch-mainline: queued
+Git-repo: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git
+Git-commit: 570425f8c7c18b14fa8a2a58a0adb431968ad118
+
+Finish initializing the adapter before registering netdev so state
+is consistent.
+
+Fixes: c26eba03e407 ("ibmvnic: Update reset infrastructure to support tunable parameters")
+Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@linux.ibm.com>
+Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
+Acked-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
+---
+ drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 14 ++++++++------
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+index 5913d372bc27..a7b03ca109d8 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+@@ -5826,12 +5826,6 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
+ 		goto ibmvnic_dev_file_err;
+ 
+ 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+-	rc = register_netdev(netdev);
+-	if (rc) {
+-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);
+-		goto ibmvnic_register_fail;
+-	}
+-	dev_info(&dev->dev, "ibmvnic registered\n");
+ 
+ 	if (init_success) {
+ 		adapter->state = VNIC_PROBED;
+@@ -5844,6 +5838,14 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
+ 
+ 	adapter->wait_for_reset = false;
+ 	adapter->last_reset_time = jiffies;
++
++	rc = register_netdev(netdev);
++	if (rc) {
++		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);
++		goto ibmvnic_register_fail;
++	}
++	dev_info(&dev->dev, "ibmvnic registered\n");
++
+ 	return 0;
+ 
+ ibmvnic_register_fail:
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/series.conf b/series.conf
index 2272a70..219675c 100644
--- a/series.conf
+++ b/series.conf
@@ -8246,6 +8246,7 @@
 	patches.suse/ibmvnic-initialize-rc-before-completing-wait.patch
 	patches.suse/ibmvnic-define-flush_reset_queue-helper.patch
 	patches.suse/ibmvnic-complete-init_done-on-transport-events.patch
+	patches.suse/ibmvnic-register-netdev-after-init-of-adapter.patch
 
 	# git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm/drm-misc.git drm-misc-next
 	patches.suse/0001-drm-ast-Enable-the-supporting-of-wide-screen-on-AST2.patch