1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
index 68be714d356f..3e4b67aaa6ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
@@ -3142,6 +3142,7 @@ static int ql_adapter_initialize(struct ql3_adapter *qdev)
                                                 (void __iomem *)port_regs;
         u32 delay = 10;
         int status = 0;
+        unsigned long hw_flags = 0;
 
         if(ql_mii_setup(qdev))
                 return -1;
@@ -3351,7 +3352,9 @@ static int ql_adapter_initialize(struct ql3_adapter *qdev)
                 value = ql_read_page0_reg(qdev, &port_regs->portStatus);
                 if (value & PORT_STATUS_IC)
                         break;
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qdev->hw_lock, hw_flags);
                 msleep(500);
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&qdev->hw_lock, hw_flags);
         } while (--delay);
 
         if (delay == 0) {