diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_nvm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_nvm.c
index 7db3f80bcd5713cad349ee566e222315be9d7cd4..fbb7604db364f59729bb3f6c36d41758d4cf40ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_nvm.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ s32 igb_read_nvm_eerd(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 words, u16 *data)
 s32 igb_write_nvm_spi(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 words, u16 *data)
 {
 	struct e1000_nvm_info *nvm = &hw->nvm;
-	s32 ret_val;
+	s32 ret_val = -E1000_ERR_NVM;
 	u16 widx = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -448,22 +448,21 @@ s32 igb_write_nvm_spi(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 words, u16 *data)
 	if ((offset >= nvm->word_size) || (words > (nvm->word_size - offset)) ||
 	    (words == 0)) {
 		hw_dbg("nvm parameter(s) out of bounds\n");
-		ret_val = -E1000_ERR_NVM;
-		goto out;
+		return ret_val;
 	}
 
-	ret_val = hw->nvm.ops.acquire(hw);
-	if (ret_val)
-		goto out;
-
-	msleep(10);
-
 	while (widx < words) {
 		u8 write_opcode = NVM_WRITE_OPCODE_SPI;
 
-		ret_val = igb_ready_nvm_eeprom(hw);
+		ret_val = nvm->ops.acquire(hw);
 		if (ret_val)
-			goto release;
+			return ret_val;
+
+		ret_val = igb_ready_nvm_eeprom(hw);
+		if (ret_val) {
+			nvm->ops.release(hw);
+			return ret_val;
+		}
 
 		igb_standby_nvm(hw);
 
@@ -497,13 +496,10 @@ s32 igb_write_nvm_spi(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 words, u16 *data)
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+		nvm->ops.release(hw);
 	}
 
-	msleep(10);
-release:
-	hw->nvm.ops.release(hw);
-
-out:
 	return ret_val;
 }