diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
index 2c68bf7ccd1e..564d0b0192f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define _I40E_ADMINQ_H_
 
 #include "i40e_osdep.h"
+#include "i40e_status.h"
 #include "i40e_adminq_cmd.h"
 
 #define I40E_ADMINQ_DESC(R, i)   \
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
  * i40e_aq_rc_to_posix - convert errors to user-land codes
  * aq_rc: AdminQ error code to convert
  **/
-static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u16 aq_rc)
+static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u32 aq_ret, u16 aq_rc)
 {
 	int aq_to_posix[] = {
 		0,           /* I40E_AQ_RC_OK */
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u16 aq_rc)
 		-EFBIG,      /* I40E_AQ_RC_EFBIG */
 	};
 
+	/* aq_rc is invalid if AQ timed out */
+	if (aq_ret == I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_TIMEOUT)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (aq_rc >= ARRAY_SIZE(aq_to_posix))
 		return -ERANGE;
 	return aq_to_posix[aq_rc];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
index 0fc62fc941e8..1613ef4f9567 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	case I40E_NVMUPD_READ_SA:
 		status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_READ);
 		if (status) {
-			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						     hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 		} else {
 			status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, errno);
 			i40e_release_nvm(hw);
@@ -537,7 +538,8 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	case I40E_NVMUPD_READ_SNT:
 		status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_READ);
 		if (status) {
-			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						     hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 		} else {
 			status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, errno);
 			if (status)
@@ -550,7 +552,8 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_ERA:
 		status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
 		if (status) {
-			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						     hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 		} else {
 			status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase(hw, cmd, errno);
 			if (status)
@@ -563,7 +566,8 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_SA:
 		status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
 		if (status) {
-			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						     hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 		} else {
 			status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, errno);
 			if (status)
@@ -576,7 +580,8 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_SNT:
 		status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
 		if (status) {
-			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						     hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 		} else {
 			status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, errno);
 			if (status)
@@ -589,12 +594,14 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	case I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_SA:
 		status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
 		if (status) {
-			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+			*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						     hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 		} else {
 			status = i40e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
 			if (status) {
 				*errno = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
-				   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
+				   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						       hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
 				   -EIO;
 				i40e_release_nvm(hw);
 			} else {
@@ -691,7 +698,8 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		status = i40e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
 		if (status) {
 			*errno = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
-				   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
+				   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						       hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
 				   -EIO;
 			hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT;
 		}
@@ -701,7 +709,8 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		status = i40e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
 		if (status)
 			*errno = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
-				   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
+				   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status,
+						       hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
 				   -EIO;
 		else
 			hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = true;
@@ -839,7 +848,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
 			   "i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read status %d aq %d\n",
 			   status, hw->aq.asq_last_status);
-		*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+		*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status, hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 	}
 
 	return status;
@@ -873,7 +882,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
 			   "i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase status %d aq %d\n",
 			   status, hw->aq.asq_last_status);
-		*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+		*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status, hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 	}
 
 	return status;
@@ -909,7 +918,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
 			   "i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write status %d aq %d\n",
 			   status, hw->aq.asq_last_status);
-		*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+		*errno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status, hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 	}
 
 	return status;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
index 0ffb8d16c63a..6c31bf22c2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define _I40E_ADMINQ_H_
 
 #include "i40e_osdep.h"
+#include "i40e_status.h"
 #include "i40e_adminq_cmd.h"
 
 #define I40E_ADMINQ_DESC(R, i)   \
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
  * i40e_aq_rc_to_posix - convert errors to user-land codes
  * aq_rc: AdminQ error code to convert
  **/
-static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u16 aq_rc)
+static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u32 aq_ret, u16 aq_rc)
 {
 	int aq_to_posix[] = {
 		0,           /* I40E_AQ_RC_OK */
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u16 aq_rc)
 		-EFBIG,      /* I40E_AQ_RC_EFBIG */
 	};
 
+	/* aq_rc is invalid if AQ timed out */
+	if (aq_ret == I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_TIMEOUT)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (aq_rc >= ARRAY_SIZE(aq_to_posix))
 		return -ERANGE;
 	return aq_to_posix[aq_rc];