diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
index 8aaa7fcb2630..401a77e3b5fa 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
@@ -500,7 +500,19 @@ static void bm_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		fw_notice(card, "phy config: new root=%x, gap_count=%d\n",
 			  new_root_id, gap_count);
 		fw_send_phy_config(card, new_root_id, generation, gap_count);
-		reset_bus(card, true);
+		/*
+		 * Where possible, use a short bus reset to minimize
+		 * disruption to isochronous transfers. But in the event
+		 * of a gap count inconsistency, use a long bus reset.
+		 *
+		 * As noted in 1394a 8.4.6.2, nodes on a mixed 1394/1394a bus
+		 * may set different gap counts after a bus reset. On a mixed
+		 * 1394/1394a bus, a short bus reset can get doubled. Some
+		 * nodes may treat the double reset as one bus reset and others
+		 * may treat it as two, causing a gap count inconsistency
+		 * again. Using a long bus reset prevents this.
+		 */
+		reset_bus(card, card->gap_count != 0);
 		/* Will allocate broadcast channel after the reset. */
 		goto out;
 	}