diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index aced6c5e635cedf6a50694eb3fd61a8cc94f4ba2..e3f1b856649521b1c0c1841254b6e9d21a361305 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static void free_irq_resources(struct adapter *adapter)
 static int await_mgmt_replies(struct adapter *adap, unsigned long init_cnt,
 			      unsigned long n)
 {
-	int attempts = 5;
+	int attempts = 10;
 
 	while (adap->sge.qs[0].rspq.offload_pkts < init_cnt + n) {
 		if (!--attempts)