diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index d41719331976b5261addf7b03faa3b7773264f2f..3a57e59c2a1a3dbd52953f64d0cae126795f5b3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,13 @@ i40e_status i40e_pf_reset(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 	grst_del = (rd32(hw, I40E_GLGEN_RSTCTL) &
 		    I40E_GLGEN_RSTCTL_GRSTDEL_MASK) >>
 		    I40E_GLGEN_RSTCTL_GRSTDEL_SHIFT;
-	for (cnt = 0; cnt < grst_del + 10; cnt++) {
+
+	/* It can take upto 15 secs for GRST steady state.
+	 * Bump it to 16 secs max to be safe.
+	 */
+	grst_del = grst_del * 20;
+
+	for (cnt = 0; cnt < grst_del; cnt++) {
 		reg = rd32(hw, I40E_GLGEN_RSTAT);
 		if (!(reg & I40E_GLGEN_RSTAT_DEVSTATE_MASK))
 			break;