diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
index 56fb272989369..ba04988e05980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ i40e_status i40e_asq_send_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 			 */
 			if (i40e_asq_done(hw))
 				break;
-			usleep_range(1000, 2000);
-			total_delay++;
+			udelay(50);
+			total_delay += 50;
 		} while (total_delay < hw->aq.asq_cmd_timeout);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
index d92aad38afdc5..2349fbe04bd25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(int aq_ret, int aq_rc)
 
 /* general information */
 #define I40E_AQ_LARGE_BUF	512
-#define I40E_ASQ_CMD_TIMEOUT	250  /* msecs */
+#define I40E_ASQ_CMD_TIMEOUT	250000  /* usecs */
 
 void i40e_fill_default_direct_cmd_desc(struct i40e_aq_desc *desc,
 				       u16 opcode);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c
index 96385156b8245..8b0d4b255dea3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ i40e_status i40evf_asq_send_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 			 */
 			if (i40evf_asq_done(hw))
 				break;
-			usleep_range(1000, 2000);
-			total_delay++;
+			udelay(50);
+			total_delay += 50;
 		} while (total_delay < hw->aq.asq_cmd_timeout);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
index 1f9b3b5d946d3..e0bfaa3d4a213 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(int aq_ret, int aq_rc)
 
 /* general information */
 #define I40E_AQ_LARGE_BUF	512
-#define I40E_ASQ_CMD_TIMEOUT	250  /* msecs */
+#define I40E_ASQ_CMD_TIMEOUT	250000  /* usecs */
 
 void i40evf_fill_default_direct_cmd_desc(struct i40e_aq_desc *desc,
 				       u16 opcode);