* it across the board.
                 */
                ret_val = e1e_rphy(hw, MII_BMSR, &phy_status);
-               if (ret_val)
+               if (ret_val) {
                        /* If the first read fails, another entity may have
                         * ownership of the resources, wait and try again to
                         * see if they have relinquished the resources yet.
                         */
-                       udelay(usec_interval);
+                       if (usec_interval >= 1000)
+                               msleep(usec_interval / 1000);
+                       else
+                               udelay(usec_interval);
+               }
                ret_val = e1e_rphy(hw, MII_BMSR, &phy_status);
                if (ret_val)
                        break;
                if (phy_status & BMSR_LSTATUS)
                        break;
                if (usec_interval >= 1000)
-                       mdelay(usec_interval / 1000);
+                       msleep(usec_interval / 1000);
                else
                        udelay(usec_interval);
        }