diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 5a42ddeecfe5..4f503b9a674c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -779,12 +779,13 @@ static int ibmvnic_login(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	unsigned long timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(30000);
 	int retry_count = 0;
+	int retries = 10;
 	bool retry;
 	int rc;
 
 	do {
 		retry = false;
-		if (retry_count > IBMVNIC_MAX_QUEUES) {
+		if (retry_count > retries) {
 			netdev_warn(netdev, "Login attempts exceeded\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -799,11 +800,23 @@ static int ibmvnic_login(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done,
 						 timeout)) {
-			netdev_warn(netdev, "Login timed out\n");
-			return -1;
+			netdev_warn(netdev, "Login timed out, retrying...\n");
+			retry = true;
+			adapter->init_done_rc = 0;
+			retry_count++;
+			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (adapter->init_done_rc == PARTIALSUCCESS) {
+		if (adapter->init_done_rc == ABORTED) {
+			netdev_warn(netdev, "Login aborted, retrying...\n");
+			retry = true;
+			adapter->init_done_rc = 0;
+			retry_count++;
+			/* FW or device may be busy, so
+			 * wait a bit before retrying login
+			 */
+			msleep(500);
+		} else if (adapter->init_done_rc == PARTIALSUCCESS) {
 			retry_count++;
 			release_sub_crqs(adapter, 1);