diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
index 6a3e3231e111..c8aef9508109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ static int nfp_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_disable_msix;
 	}
 
+	err = nfp_resource_table_init(pf->cpp);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_cpp_free;
+
 	pf->hwinfo = nfp_hwinfo_read(pf->cpp);
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Assembly: %s%s%s-%s CPLD: %s\n",
@@ -551,6 +555,7 @@ static int nfp_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	vfree(pf->dumpspec);
 err_hwinfo_free:
 	kfree(pf->hwinfo);
+err_cpp_free:
 	nfp_cpp_free(pf->cpp);
 err_disable_msix:
 	destroy_workqueue(pf->wq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h
index ced62d112aa2..f44d0a857314 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ int nfp_nsp_read_sensors(struct nfp_nsp *state, unsigned int sensor_mask,
 /* MAC Statistics Accumulator */
 #define NFP_RESOURCE_MAC_STATISTICS	"mac.stat"
 
+int nfp_resource_table_init(struct nfp_cpp *cpp);
+
 struct nfp_resource *
 nfp_resource_acquire(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, const char *name);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h
index c8f2c064cce3..4e19add1c539 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ void nfp_cpp_mutex_free(struct nfp_cpp_mutex *mutex);
 int nfp_cpp_mutex_lock(struct nfp_cpp_mutex *mutex);
 int nfp_cpp_mutex_unlock(struct nfp_cpp_mutex *mutex);
 int nfp_cpp_mutex_trylock(struct nfp_cpp_mutex *mutex);
+int nfp_cpp_mutex_reclaim(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, int target,
+			  unsigned long long address);
 
 /**
  * nfp_cppcore_pcie_unit() - Get PCI Unit of a CPP handle
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mutex.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mutex.c
index cb28ac03e4ca..c88bf673cb76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mutex.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mutex.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ static u32 nfp_mutex_unlocked(u16 interface)
 	return (u32)interface << 16 | 0x0000;
 }
 
+static u32 nfp_mutex_owner(u32 val)
+{
+	return val >> 16;
+}
+
 static bool nfp_mutex_is_locked(u32 val)
 {
 	return (val & 0xffff) == 0x000f;
@@ -351,3 +356,43 @@ int nfp_cpp_mutex_trylock(struct nfp_cpp_mutex *mutex)
 
 	return nfp_mutex_is_locked(tmp) ? -EBUSY : -EINVAL;
 }
+
+/**
+ * nfp_cpp_mutex_reclaim() - Unlock mutex if held by local endpoint
+ * @cpp:	NFP CPP handle
+ * @target:	NFP CPP target ID (ie NFP_CPP_TARGET_CLS or NFP_CPP_TARGET_MU)
+ * @address:	Offset into the address space of the NFP CPP target ID
+ *
+ * Release lock if held by local system.  Extreme care is advised, call only
+ * when no local lock users can exist.
+ *
+ * Return:      0 if the lock was OK, 1 if locked by us, -errno on invalid mutex
+ */
+int nfp_cpp_mutex_reclaim(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, int target,
+			  unsigned long long address)
+{
+	const u32 mur = NFP_CPP_ID(target, 3, 0);	/* atomic_read */
+	const u32 muw = NFP_CPP_ID(target, 4, 0);	/* atomic_write */
+	u16 interface = nfp_cpp_interface(cpp);
+	int err;
+	u32 tmp;
+
+	err = nfp_cpp_mutex_validate(interface, &target, address);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Check lock */
+	err = nfp_cpp_readl(cpp, mur, address, &tmp);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	if (nfp_mutex_is_unlocked(tmp) || nfp_mutex_owner(tmp) != interface)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Bust the lock */
+	err = nfp_cpp_writel(cpp, muw, address, nfp_mutex_unlocked(interface));
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
index 7e14725055c7..2dd89dba9311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
@@ -338,3 +338,62 @@ u64 nfp_resource_size(struct nfp_resource *res)
 {
 	return res->size;
 }
+
+/**
+ * nfp_resource_table_init() - Run initial checks on the resource table
+ * @cpp:	NFP CPP handle
+ *
+ * Start-of-day init procedure for resource table.  Must be called before
+ * any local resource table users may exist.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure
+ */
+int nfp_resource_table_init(struct nfp_cpp *cpp)
+{
+	struct nfp_cpp_mutex *dev_mutex;
+	int i, err;
+
+	err = nfp_cpp_mutex_reclaim(cpp, NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_TARGET,
+				    NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_BASE);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		nfp_err(cpp, "Error: failed to reclaim resource table mutex\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+	if (err)
+		nfp_warn(cpp, "Warning: busted main resource table mutex\n");
+
+	dev_mutex = nfp_cpp_mutex_alloc(cpp, NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_TARGET,
+					NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_BASE,
+					NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_KEY);
+	if (!dev_mutex)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (nfp_cpp_mutex_lock(dev_mutex)) {
+		nfp_err(cpp, "Error: failed to claim resource table mutex\n");
+		nfp_cpp_mutex_free(dev_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Resource 0 is the dev_mutex, start from 1 */
+	for (i = 1; i < NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_ENTRIES; i++) {
+		u64 addr = NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_BASE +
+			sizeof(struct nfp_resource_entry) * i;
+
+		err = nfp_cpp_mutex_reclaim(cpp, NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_TARGET, addr);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			nfp_err(cpp,
+				"Error: failed to reclaim resource %d mutex\n",
+				i);
+			goto err_unlock;
+		}
+		if (err)
+			nfp_warn(cpp, "Warning: busted resource %d mutex\n", i);
+	}
+
+	err = 0;
+err_unlock:
+	nfp_cpp_mutex_unlock(dev_mutex);
+	nfp_cpp_mutex_free(dev_mutex);
+
+	return err;
+}
