diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
index 67f304289fd9b16fb932c27a804f4b12ca3f6cae..2b311382167a8f2112cfb3b01a210a9c559010cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_setup_mac_link_multispeed_fiber(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 void ixgbe_set_soft_rate_select_speed(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 				      ixgbe_link_speed speed);
 
+#define IXGBE_FAILED_READ_RETRIES 5
 #define IXGBE_FAILED_READ_REG 0xffffffffU
 #define IXGBE_FAILED_READ_CFG_DWORD 0xffffffffU
 #define IXGBE_FAILED_READ_CFG_WORD 0xffffU
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 85369423452d737fb326f086a7c7f0b7d42f8423..faf368b14389e5a23671cebbfb2f647867d8d78e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -353,23 +353,32 @@ static void ixgbe_remove_adapter(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		ixgbe_service_event_schedule(adapter);
 }
 
-static void ixgbe_check_remove(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 reg)
+static u32 ixgbe_check_remove(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 reg)
 {
+	u8 __iomem *reg_addr;
 	u32 value;
+	int i;
 
-	/* The following check not only optimizes a bit by not
-	 * performing a read on the status register when the
-	 * register just read was a status register read that
-	 * returned IXGBE_FAILED_READ_REG. It also blocks any
-	 * potential recursion.
+	reg_addr = READ_ONCE(hw->hw_addr);
+	if (ixgbe_removed(reg_addr))
+		return IXGBE_FAILED_READ_REG;
+
+	/* Register read of 0xFFFFFFF can indicate the adapter has been removed,
+	 * so perform several status register reads to determine if the adapter
+	 * has been removed.
 	 */
-	if (reg == IXGBE_STATUS) {
-		ixgbe_remove_adapter(hw);
-		return;
+	for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_FAILED_READ_RETRIES; i++) {
+		value = readl(reg_addr + IXGBE_STATUS);
+		if (value != IXGBE_FAILED_READ_REG)
+			break;
+		mdelay(3);
 	}
-	value = ixgbe_read_reg(hw, IXGBE_STATUS);
+
 	if (value == IXGBE_FAILED_READ_REG)
 		ixgbe_remove_adapter(hw);
+	else
+		value = readl(reg_addr + reg);
+	return value;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -415,7 +424,7 @@ u32 ixgbe_read_reg(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 reg)
 writes_completed:
 	value = readl(reg_addr + reg);
 	if (unlikely(value == IXGBE_FAILED_READ_REG))
-		ixgbe_check_remove(hw, reg);
+		value = ixgbe_check_remove(hw, reg);
 	return value;
 }