diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 9ebe2a689966..2234a334e96e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -2945,7 +2945,7 @@ vmxnet3_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	 * completion.
 	 */
 	while (test_and_set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
-		msleep(1);
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 
 	vmxnet3_quiesce_dev(adapter);
 
@@ -2995,7 +2995,7 @@ vmxnet3_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 	 * completion.
 	 */
 	while (test_and_set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
-		msleep(1);
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 
 	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		vmxnet3_quiesce_dev(adapter);
@@ -3567,7 +3567,7 @@ static void vmxnet3_shutdown_device(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	 * completion.
 	 */
 	while (test_and_set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
-		msleep(1);
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_QUIESCED,
 			     &adapter->state)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
index 2ff27314e047..559db051a500 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ vmxnet3_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	 * completion.
 	 */
 	while (test_and_set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
-		msleep(1);
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 
 	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		vmxnet3_quiesce_dev(adapter);