diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
index 613bf86ceabf..55abbb20dec2 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
@@ -867,6 +867,25 @@ hisi_acc_vf_set_device_state(struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev,
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function is called in all state_mutex unlock cases to
+ * handle a 'deferred_reset' if exists.
+ */
+static void hisi_acc_vf_state_mutex_unlock(struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev)
+{
+again:
+	spin_lock(&hisi_acc_vdev->reset_lock);
+	if (hisi_acc_vdev->deferred_reset) {
+		hisi_acc_vdev->deferred_reset = false;
+		spin_unlock(&hisi_acc_vdev->reset_lock);
+		hisi_acc_vdev->mig_state = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING;
+		hisi_acc_vf_disable_fds(hisi_acc_vdev);
+		goto again;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&hisi_acc_vdev->state_mutex);
+	spin_unlock(&hisi_acc_vdev->reset_lock);
+}
+
 static struct file *
 hisi_acc_vfio_pci_set_device_state(struct vfio_device *vdev,
 				   enum vfio_device_mig_state new_state)
@@ -897,7 +916,7 @@ hisi_acc_vfio_pci_set_device_state(struct vfio_device *vdev,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&hisi_acc_vdev->state_mutex);
+	hisi_acc_vf_state_mutex_unlock(hisi_acc_vdev);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -910,7 +929,7 @@ hisi_acc_vfio_pci_get_device_state(struct vfio_device *vdev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&hisi_acc_vdev->state_mutex);
 	*curr_state = hisi_acc_vdev->mig_state;
-	mutex_unlock(&hisi_acc_vdev->state_mutex);
+	hisi_acc_vf_state_mutex_unlock(hisi_acc_vdev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1065,6 +1084,30 @@ static long hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ioctl(struct vfio_device *core_vdev, unsigned int
 	return vfio_pci_core_ioctl(core_vdev, cmd, arg);
 }
 
+static void hisi_acc_vf_pci_aer_reset_done(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+
+	if (!hisi_acc_vdev->migration_support)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * As the higher VFIO layers are holding locks across reset and using
+	 * those same locks with the mm_lock we need to prevent ABBA deadlock
+	 * with the state_mutex and mm_lock.
+	 * In case the state_mutex was taken already we defer the cleanup work
+	 * to the unlock flow of the other running context.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&hisi_acc_vdev->reset_lock);
+	hisi_acc_vdev->deferred_reset = true;
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&hisi_acc_vdev->state_mutex)) {
+		spin_unlock(&hisi_acc_vdev->reset_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&hisi_acc_vdev->reset_lock);
+	hisi_acc_vf_state_mutex_unlock(hisi_acc_vdev);
+}
+
 static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_open_device(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 {
 	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = container_of(core_vdev,
@@ -1168,12 +1211,17 @@ static const struct pci_device_id hisi_acc_vfio_pci_table[] = {
 
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, hisi_acc_vfio_pci_table);
 
+static const struct pci_error_handlers hisi_acc_vf_err_handlers = {
+	.reset_done = hisi_acc_vf_pci_aer_reset_done,
+	.error_detected = vfio_pci_core_aer_err_detected,
+};
+
 static struct pci_driver hisi_acc_vfio_pci_driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_table,
 	.probe = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_probe,
 	.remove = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_remove,
-	.err_handler = &vfio_pci_core_err_handlers,
+	.err_handler = &hisi_acc_vf_err_handlers,
 };
 
 module_pci_driver(hisi_acc_vfio_pci_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.h
index ea87e0985d8d..7f1a5bc245da 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct hisi_acc_vf_migration_file {
 struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device {
 	struct vfio_pci_core_device core_device;
 	u8 migration_support:1;
+	u8 deferred_reset:1;
 	/* for migration state */
 	struct mutex state_mutex;
 	enum vfio_device_mig_state mig_state;
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device {
 	struct hisi_qm *pf_qm;
 	struct hisi_qm vf_qm;
 	int vf_id;
-
+	/* for reset handler */
+	spinlock_t reset_lock;
 	struct hisi_acc_vf_migration_file *resuming_migf;
 	struct hisi_acc_vf_migration_file *saving_migf;
 };
