diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
index 0ef3d5a43d25..59b8e2dc3aca 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
@@ -655,7 +655,8 @@ static int be_mbox_db_ready_poll(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl)
 
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
 			break;
-		msleep(20);
+		/* 1ms sleep is enough in most cases */
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(msecs_to_jiffies(1));
 	} while (!ready);
 
 	beiscsi_log(phba, KERN_ERR,