diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 9931cf7b6ad6..543a4135ae04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ static int ql_sem_trylock(struct ql_adapter *qdev, u32 sem_mask)
 
 int ql_sem_spinlock(struct ql_adapter *qdev, u32 sem_mask)
 {
-	unsigned int seconds = 3;
+	unsigned int wait_count = 30;
 	do {
 		if (!ql_sem_trylock(qdev, sem_mask))
 			return 0;
-		ssleep(1);
-	} while (--seconds);
+		udelay(100);
+	} while (--wait_count);
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }