diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c b/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c
index 683353b904c7b1d603b23d87e78c18807e99f64a..0d4eba7266ec3396a336a8be0041e3a8179ee9b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/mcdi.c
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ static int efx_mcdi_poll(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		if (spins != 0) {
 			--spins;
 			udelay(1);
-		} else
-			schedule();
+		} else {
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+		}
 
 		time = get_seconds();