diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 3d229c0b427c..906d32e72be6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -3555,7 +3555,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 		sc->callback = if_cfg_callback;
 		sc->callback_arg = sc;
-		sc->wait_time = 1000;
+		sc->wait_time = 3000;
 
 		retval = octeon_send_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
 		if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
index ef0bdd869688..3f7044ceabf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
@@ -523,9 +523,10 @@ static void check_db_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct octeon_device *oct = (struct octeon_device *)wk->ctxptr;
 	unsigned long iq_no = wk->ctxul;
 	struct cavium_wq *db_wq = &oct->check_db_wq[iq_no];
+	u32 delay = 10;
 
 	__check_db_timeout(oct, iq_no);
-	queue_delayed_work(db_wq->wq, &db_wq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(1));
+	queue_delayed_work(db_wq->wq, &db_wq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
index 0cc2f66c1b05..709049e36627 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ 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(100));
+	queue_delayed_work(cwq->wq, &cwq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(50));
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -162,6 +162,5 @@ 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(100));
+	queue_delayed_work(cwq->wq, &cwq->wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies(50));
 }