diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
index 644d28b0692b..c26652436c53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ static void rvu_setup_hw_capabilities(struct rvu *rvu)
  */
 int rvu_poll_reg(struct rvu *rvu, u64 block, u64 offset, u64 mask, bool zero)
 {
-	unsigned long timeout = jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(10000);
+	unsigned long timeout = jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(20000);
+	bool twice = false;
 	void __iomem *reg;
 	u64 reg_val;
 
@@ -99,6 +100,15 @@ again:
 		usleep_range(1, 5);
 		goto again;
 	}
+	/* In scenarios where CPU is scheduled out before checking
+	 * 'time_before' (above) and gets scheduled in such that
+	 * jiffies are beyond timeout value, then check again if HW is
+	 * done with the operation in the meantime.
+	 */
+	if (!twice) {
+		twice = true;
+		goto again;
+	}
 	return -EBUSY;
 }