diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.c b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.c
index 501f986b9d..1ea8f3a240 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ ice_sq_send_cmd_nolock(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_ctl_q_info *cq,
 		if (ice_sq_done(hw, cq))
 			break;
 
-		ice_msec_delay(1, false);
+		ice_usec_delay(ICE_CTL_Q_SQ_CMD_USEC, false);
 		total_delay++;
 	} while (total_delay < cq->sq_cmd_timeout);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.h
index acb4ab49ec..b1214f6705 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_controlq.h
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ enum ice_ctl_q {
 	ICE_CTL_Q_MAILBOX,
 };
 
-/* Control Queue default settings */
-#define ICE_CTL_Q_SQ_CMD_TIMEOUT	250  /* msecs */
+/* Control Queue timeout settings - max delay 250ms */
+#define ICE_CTL_Q_SQ_CMD_TIMEOUT	2500  /* Count 2500 times */
+#define ICE_CTL_Q_SQ_CMD_USEC		100   /* Check every 100usec */
 
 struct ice_ctl_q_ring {
 	void *dma_head;			/* Virtual address to DMA head */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_osdep.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_osdep.h
index 35a17b941e..27c1830c5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_osdep.h
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ice_hweight32(u32 num)
 
 #define DIV_ROUND_UP(n, d) (((n) + (d) - 1) / (d))
 #define DELAY(x) rte_delay_us(x)
-#define ice_usec_delay(x) rte_delay_us(x)
+#define ice_usec_delay(x, y) rte_delay_us(x)
 #define ice_msec_delay(x, y) rte_delay_us(1000 * (x))
 #define udelay(x) DELAY(x)
 #define msleep(x) DELAY(1000 * (x))