diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
index 54e9f6dc24ea..910ed148e827 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static irqreturn_t cgx_fwi_event_handler(int irq, void *data)
 
 		/* Release thread waiting for completion  */
 		lmac->cmd_pend = false;
-		wake_up_interruptible(&lmac->wq_cmd_cmplt);
+		wake_up(&lmac->wq_cmd_cmplt);
 		break;
 	case CGX_EVT_ASYNC:
 		if (cgx_event_is_linkevent(event))