diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 8bc7e495b027..d95730c6e0f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
 			if (len)
 				break;
 			/* on first few passes, just barely sleep */
-			if (i < DFLT_HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT)
+			if (i < HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER)
 				usleep_range(HWRM_SHORT_MIN_TIMEOUT,
 					     HWRM_SHORT_MAX_TIMEOUT);
 			else
@@ -3926,7 +3926,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
 			dma_rmb();
 			if (*valid)
 				break;
-			udelay(1);
+			usleep_range(1, 5);
 		}
 
 		if (j >= HWRM_VALID_BIT_DELAY_USEC) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index a451796deefe..2fb653e0048d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ struct nqe_cn {
 	(HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER * HWRM_SHORT_MIN_TIMEOUT +		\
 	 ((n) - HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER) * HWRM_MIN_TIMEOUT))
 
-#define HWRM_VALID_BIT_DELAY_USEC	20
+#define HWRM_VALID_BIT_DELAY_USEC	150
 
 #define BNXT_HWRM_CHNL_CHIMP	0
 #define BNXT_HWRM_CHNL_KONG	1