diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index 0a5b817fd7ac..fa25dc1fcdf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -1647,6 +1647,7 @@ static int ugeth_graceful_stop_tx(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
 	struct ucc_fast_private *uccf;
 	u32 cecr_subblock;
 	u32 temp;
+	int i = 10;
 
 	uccf = ugeth->uccf;
 
@@ -1664,8 +1665,9 @@ static int ugeth_graceful_stop_tx(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
 
 	/* Wait for command to complete */
 	do {
+		msleep(10);
 		temp = in_be32(uccf->p_ucce);
-	} while (!(temp & UCCE_GRA));
+	} while (!(temp & UCCE_GRA) && --i);
 
 	uccf->stopped_tx = 1;
 
@@ -1677,6 +1679,7 @@ static int ugeth_graceful_stop_rx(struct ucc_geth_private * ugeth)
 	struct ucc_fast_private *uccf;
 	u32 cecr_subblock;
 	u8 temp;
+	int i = 10;
 
 	uccf = ugeth->uccf;
 
@@ -1694,9 +1697,9 @@ static int ugeth_graceful_stop_rx(struct ucc_geth_private * ugeth)
 						ucc_num);
 		qe_issue_cmd(QE_GRACEFUL_STOP_RX, cecr_subblock,
 			     QE_CR_PROTOCOL_ETHERNET, 0);
-
+		msleep(10);
 		temp = in_8(&ugeth->p_rx_glbl_pram->rxgstpack);
-	} while (!(temp & GRACEFUL_STOP_ACKNOWLEDGE_RX));
+	} while (!(temp & GRACEFUL_STOP_ACKNOWLEDGE_RX) && --i);
 
 	uccf->stopped_rx = 1;