diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 16cf18eb7b3d..deba552465f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4500,12 +4500,15 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
 			if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_FW_FATAL_COND, &bp->state))
 				return -EBUSY;
 			/* on first few passes, just barely sleep */
-			if (i < HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER)
+			if (i < HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER) {
 				usleep_range(HWRM_SHORT_MIN_TIMEOUT,
 					     HWRM_SHORT_MAX_TIMEOUT);
-			else
+			} else {
+				if (HWRM_WAIT_MUST_ABORT(bp, req))
+					break;
 				usleep_range(HWRM_MIN_TIMEOUT,
 					     HWRM_MAX_TIMEOUT);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (bp->hwrm_intr_seq_id != (u16)~seq_id) {
@@ -4530,15 +4533,19 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
 			if (len)
 				break;
 			/* on first few passes, just barely sleep */
-			if (i < HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER)
+			if (i < HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER) {
 				usleep_range(HWRM_SHORT_MIN_TIMEOUT,
 					     HWRM_SHORT_MAX_TIMEOUT);
-			else
+			} else {
+				if (HWRM_WAIT_MUST_ABORT(bp, req))
+					goto timeout_abort;
 				usleep_range(HWRM_MIN_TIMEOUT,
 					     HWRM_MAX_TIMEOUT);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (i >= tmo_count) {
+timeout_abort:
 			if (!silent)
 				netdev_err(bp->dev, "Error (timeout: %d) msg {0x%x 0x%x} len:%d\n",
 					   HWRM_TOTAL_TIMEOUT(i),
@@ -7540,6 +7547,19 @@ static void __bnxt_map_fw_health_reg(struct bnxt *bp, u32 reg)
 					 BNXT_FW_HEALTH_WIN_MAP_OFF);
 }
 
+bool bnxt_is_fw_healthy(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	if (bp->fw_health && bp->fw_health->status_reliable) {
+		u32 fw_status;
+
+		fw_status = bnxt_fw_health_readl(bp, BNXT_FW_HEALTH_REG);
+		if (fw_status && !BNXT_FW_IS_HEALTHY(fw_status))
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void bnxt_inv_fw_health_reg(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_fw_health *fw_health = bp->fw_health;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 1259e68cba2a..e77d60712954 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -671,6 +671,10 @@ struct nqe_cn {
 #define HWRM_MIN_TIMEOUT		25
 #define HWRM_MAX_TIMEOUT		40
 
+#define HWRM_WAIT_MUST_ABORT(bp, req)					\
+	(le16_to_cpu((req)->req_type) != HWRM_VER_GET &&		\
+	 !bnxt_is_fw_healthy(bp))
+
 #define HWRM_TOTAL_TIMEOUT(n)	(((n) <= HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER) ?	\
 	((n) * HWRM_SHORT_MIN_TIMEOUT) :				\
 	(HWRM_SHORT_TIMEOUT_COUNTER * HWRM_SHORT_MIN_TIMEOUT +		\
@@ -2228,6 +2232,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_set_link_setting(struct bnxt *, bool, bool);
 int bnxt_hwrm_alloc_wol_fltr(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_hwrm_free_wol_fltr(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_resc_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp, bool all);
+bool bnxt_is_fw_healthy(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_hwrm_fw_set_time(struct bnxt *);
 int bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *, bool, bool);
 int bnxt_half_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp);