diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 5b1198859da7f1de8c6d790ab735dbe102aa1b18..9a0a358a15c254979d884cfd5512d07c3c68c021 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -6929,12 +6929,15 @@ static void ice_rebuild(struct ice_pf *pf, enum ice_reset_req reset_type)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "rebuilding PF after reset_type=%d\n", reset_type);
 
+#define ICE_EMP_RESET_SLEEP_MS 5000
 	if (reset_type == ICE_RESET_EMPR) {
 		/* If an EMP reset has occurred, any previously pending flash
 		 * update will have completed. We no longer know whether or
 		 * not the NVM update EMP reset is restricted.
 		 */
 		pf->fw_emp_reset_disabled = false;
+
+		msleep(ICE_EMP_RESET_SLEEP_MS);
 	}
 
 	err = ice_init_all_ctrlq(hw);