diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index ce61b36b94f10102644d3304359a03d208d60e3f..daec6aef5dc8bffe3514f136c876559768c816c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -2454,6 +2454,17 @@ static s32 ixgbe_disable_pcie_master(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	/* Always set this bit to ensure any future transactions are blocked */
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_CTRL, IXGBE_CTRL_GIO_DIS);
 
+	/* Poll for bit to read as set */
+	for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_PCI_MASTER_DISABLE_TIMEOUT; i++) {
+		if (IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_CTRL) & IXGBE_CTRL_GIO_DIS)
+			break;
+		usleep_range(100, 120);
+	}
+	if (i >= IXGBE_PCI_MASTER_DISABLE_TIMEOUT) {
+		hw_dbg(hw, "GIO disable did not set - requesting resets\n");
+		goto gio_disable_fail;
+	}
+
 	/* Exit if master requests are blocked */
 	if (!(IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_STATUS) & IXGBE_STATUS_GIO) ||
 	    ixgbe_removed(hw->hw_addr))
@@ -2475,6 +2486,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_disable_pcie_master(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	 * again to clear out any effects they may have had on our device.
 	 */
 	hw_dbg(hw, "GIO Master Disable bit didn't clear - requesting resets\n");
+gio_disable_fail:
 	hw->mac.flags |= IXGBE_FLAGS_DOUBLE_RESET_REQUIRED;
 
 	if (hw->mac.type >= ixgbe_mac_X550)