diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/eprom.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/eprom.c
index 87114af3a38e..bd8771570f81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/eprom.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/eprom.c
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@
 #define EPROM_WP_N BIT_ULL(14)	/* EPROM write line */
 
 /*
- * Use the EP mutex to guard against other callers from within the driver.
+ * How long to wait for the EPROM to become available, in ms.
+ * The spec 32 Mb EPROM takes around 40s to erase then write.
+ * Double it for safety.
  */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(eprom_mutex);
+#define EPROM_TIMEOUT 80000 /* ms */
 
 /*
  * Turn on external enable line that allows writing on the flash.
@@ -371,14 +373,9 @@ int handle_eprom_command(struct file *fp, const struct hfi1_cmd *cmd)
 	if (!dd->eprom_available)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* lock against other callers touching the ASIC block */
-	mutex_lock(&eprom_mutex);
-
-	/* lock against the other HFI on another OS */
-	ret = acquire_hw_mutex(dd);
+	ret = acquire_chip_resource(dd, CR_EPROM, EPROM_TIMEOUT);
 	if (ret) {
-		dd_dev_err(dd,
-			   "%s: unable to acquire hw mutex, no EPROM support\n",
+		dd_dev_err(dd, "%s: unable to acquire EPROM resource\n",
 			   __func__);
 		goto done_asic;
 	}
@@ -428,9 +425,8 @@ int handle_eprom_command(struct file *fp, const struct hfi1_cmd *cmd)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	release_hw_mutex(dd);
+	release_chip_resource(dd, CR_EPROM);
 done_asic:
-	mutex_unlock(&eprom_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -441,23 +437,18 @@ int eprom_init(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* only the discrete chip has an EPROM, nothing to do */
+	/* only the discrete chip has an EPROM */
 	if (dd->pcidev->device != PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL0)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* lock against other callers */
-	mutex_lock(&eprom_mutex);
-
 	/*
-	 * Lock against the other HFI on another OS - the mutex above
-	 * would have caught anything in this driver.  It is OK if
-	 * both OSes reset the EPROM - as long as they don't do it at
-	 * the same time.
+	 * It is OK if both HFIs reset the EPROM as long as they don't
+	 * do it at the same time.
 	 */
-	ret = acquire_hw_mutex(dd);
+	ret = acquire_chip_resource(dd, CR_EPROM, EPROM_TIMEOUT);
 	if (ret) {
 		dd_dev_err(dd,
-			   "%s: unable to acquire hw mutex, no EPROM support\n",
+			   "%s: unable to acquire EPROM resource, no EPROM support\n",
 			   __func__);
 		goto done_asic;
 	}
@@ -474,8 +465,7 @@ int eprom_init(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 	write_csr(dd, ASIC_EEP_ADDR_CMD, CMD_RELEASE_POWERDOWN_NOID);
 
 	dd->eprom_available = true;
-	release_hw_mutex(dd);
+	release_chip_resource(dd, CR_EPROM);
 done_asic:
-	mutex_unlock(&eprom_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }