diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_osdep.h b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_osdep.h
index 9eba92891901..dba20481ee80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_osdep.h
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 				/* Don't mdelay in interrupt context! */ \
 	                	BUG(); \
 			} else { \
-				set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE); \
-				schedule_timeout((x * HZ)/1000 + 2); \
+				msleep(x); \
 			} } while(0)
 #endif