diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index c9988942d0aa..0e38e07a302f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ static int nvme_wait_ready(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u64 cap, bool enabled)
 		if ((csts & NVME_CSTS_RDY) == bit)
 			break;
 
-		msleep(100);
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 		if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
 			return -EINTR;
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout)) {