diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 0aacd3c6ed5c..0866aba35d9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -13232,6 +13232,11 @@ static int bnxt_fw_init_one_p1(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 	bp->fw_cap = 0;
 	rc = bnxt_hwrm_ver_get(bp);
+	/* FW may be unresponsive after FLR. FLR must complete within 100 msec
+	 * so wait before continuing with recovery.
+	 */
+	if (rc)
+		msleep(100);
 	bnxt_try_map_fw_health_reg(bp);
 	if (rc) {
 		rc = bnxt_try_recover_fw(bp);