diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
index f055b1774d65..424707d41fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
@@ -74,6 +74,45 @@ static const struct pci_device_id nfp_pci_device_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, nfp_pci_device_ids);
 
+static bool nfp_board_ready(struct nfp_pf *pf)
+{
+	const char *cp;
+	long state;
+	int err;
+
+	cp = nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "board.state");
+	if (!cp)
+		return false;
+
+	err = kstrtol(cp, 0, &state);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	return state == 15;
+}
+
+static int nfp_pf_board_state_wait(struct nfp_pf *pf)
+{
+	const unsigned long wait_until = jiffies + 10 * HZ;
+
+	while (!nfp_board_ready(pf)) {
+		if (time_is_before_eq_jiffies(wait_until)) {
+			nfp_err(pf->cpp, "NFP board initialization timeout\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		nfp_info(pf->cpp, "waiting for board initialization\n");
+		if (msleep_interruptible(500))
+			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+		/* Refresh cached information */
+		kfree(pf->hwinfo);
+		pf->hwinfo = nfp_hwinfo_read(pf->cpp);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nfp_pcie_sriov_read_nfd_limit(struct nfp_pf *pf)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -425,6 +464,10 @@ static int nfp_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		 nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "assembly.revision"),
 		 nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "cpld.version"));
 
+	err = nfp_pf_board_state_wait(pf);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_hwinfo_free;
+
 	err = devlink_register(devlink, &pdev->dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_hwinfo_free;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
index 5abb9ba31e7d..ff373acd28f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
@@ -64,23 +64,6 @@
 
 #define NFP_PF_CSR_SLICE_SIZE	(32 * 1024)
 
-static int nfp_is_ready(struct nfp_pf *pf)
-{
-	const char *cp;
-	long state;
-	int err;
-
-	cp = nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "board.state");
-	if (!cp)
-		return 0;
-
-	err = kstrtol(cp, 0, &state);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	return state == 15;
-}
-
 /**
  * nfp_net_get_mac_addr() - Get the MAC address.
  * @pf:       NFP PF handle
@@ -725,12 +708,6 @@ int nfp_net_pci_probe(struct nfp_pf *pf)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&pf->port_refresh_work, nfp_net_refresh_vnics);
 
-	/* Verify that the board has completed initialization */
-	if (!nfp_is_ready(pf)) {
-		nfp_err(pf->cpp, "NFP is not ready for NIC operation.\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (!pf->rtbl) {
 		nfp_err(pf->cpp, "No %s, giving up.\n",
 			pf->fw_loaded ? "symbol table" : "firmware found");