diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
index e07d2093b971326f25ea11af72525af9e9edb778..2766af05b89efcbc903f2b60b94b7ef21ad389f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ int
 lio_process_iq_request_list(struct octeon_device *oct,
 			    struct octeon_instr_queue *iq, u32 napi_budget)
 {
+	struct cavium_wq *cwq = &oct->dma_comp_wq;
 	int reqtype;
 	void *buf;
 	u32 old = iq->flush_index;
@@ -450,6 +451,10 @@ lio_process_iq_request_list(struct octeon_device *oct,
 						   bytes_compl);
 	iq->flush_index = old;
 
+	if (atomic_read(&oct->response_list
+			[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].pending_req_count))
+		queue_delayed_work(cwq->wq, &cwq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(1));
+
 	return inst_count;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
index 3d691c69f74d1cf7567b2d58730dcfd656c0eefd..fe5b537005763cbed01d1cc998b26d2d02521095 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ int octeon_setup_response_list(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&cwq->wk.work, oct_poll_req_completion);
 	cwq->wk.ctxptr = oct;
 	oct->cmd_resp_state = OCT_DRV_ONLINE;
-	queue_delayed_work(cwq->wq, &cwq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(50));
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -164,5 +163,8 @@ static void oct_poll_req_completion(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cavium_wq *cwq = &oct->dma_comp_wq;
 
 	lio_process_ordered_list(oct, 0);
-	queue_delayed_work(cwq->wq, &cwq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(50));
+
+	if (atomic_read(&oct->response_list
+			[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].pending_req_count))
+		queue_delayed_work(cwq->wq, &cwq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(1));
 }