diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
index 424707d41fbd..f8fa63b66739 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ static int nfp_nsp_init(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct nfp_pf *pf)
 	struct nfp_nsp *nsp;
 	int err;
 
+	err = nfp_resource_wait(pf->cpp, NFP_RESOURCE_NSP, 30);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	nsp = nfp_nsp_open(pf->cpp);
 	if (IS_ERR(nsp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(nsp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h
index 1a8d04a1e113..3ce51f03126f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ nfp_resource_acquire(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, const char *name);
 
 void nfp_resource_release(struct nfp_resource *res);
 
+int nfp_resource_wait(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, const char *name, unsigned int secs);
+
 u32 nfp_resource_cpp_id(struct nfp_resource *res);
 
 const char *nfp_resource_name(struct nfp_resource *res);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
index 072612263dab..b1dd13ff282b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
@@ -249,6 +249,51 @@ void nfp_resource_release(struct nfp_resource *res)
 	kfree(res);
 }
 
+/**
+ * nfp_resource_wait() - Wait for resource to appear
+ * @cpp:	NFP CPP handle
+ * @name:	Name of the resource
+ * @secs:	Number of seconds to wait
+ *
+ * Wait for resource to appear in the resource table, grab and release
+ * its lock.  The wait is jiffies-based, don't expect fine granularity.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, errno otherwise.
+ */
+int nfp_resource_wait(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, const char *name, unsigned int secs)
+{
+	unsigned long warn_at = jiffies + NFP_MUTEX_WAIT_FIRST_WARN * HZ;
+	unsigned long err_at = jiffies + secs * HZ;
+	struct nfp_resource *res;
+
+	while (true) {
+		res = nfp_resource_acquire(cpp, name);
+		if (!IS_ERR(res)) {
+			nfp_resource_release(res);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (PTR_ERR(res) != -ENOENT) {
+			nfp_err(cpp, "error waiting for resource %s: %ld\n",
+				name, PTR_ERR(res));
+			return PTR_ERR(res);
+		}
+		if (time_is_before_eq_jiffies(err_at)) {
+			nfp_err(cpp, "timeout waiting for resource %s\n", name);
+			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+		}
+		if (time_is_before_eq_jiffies(warn_at)) {
+			warn_at = jiffies + NFP_MUTEX_WAIT_NEXT_WARN * HZ;
+			nfp_info(cpp, "waiting for NFP resource %s\n", name);
+		}
+		if (msleep_interruptible(10)) {
+			nfp_err(cpp, "wait for resource %s interrupted\n",
+				name);
+			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * nfp_resource_cpp_id() - Return the cpp_id of a resource handle
  * @res:	NFP Resource handle