diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h
index 921054748388..031569c496e5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ struct isp_operations {
 	int (*wr_reg_indirect) (struct scsi_qla_host *, uint32_t, uint32_t);
 	int (*idc_lock) (struct scsi_qla_host *); /* Context: task, can sleep */
 	void (*idc_unlock) (struct scsi_qla_host *);
-	void (*rom_lock_recovery) (struct scsi_qla_host *);
+	void (*rom_lock_recovery) (struct scsi_qla_host *); /* Context: task, can sleep */
 	void (*queue_mailbox_command) (struct scsi_qla_host *, uint32_t *, int);
 	void (*process_mailbox_interrupt) (struct scsi_qla_host *, int);
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
index 4362d0ebe0e1..fd30fbd0d33c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
@@ -871,15 +871,18 @@ qla4_82xx_decode_crb_addr(unsigned long addr)
 static long rom_max_timeout = 100;
 static long qla4_82xx_rom_lock_timeout = 100;
 
+/*
+ * Context: task, can_sleep
+ */
 static int
 qla4_82xx_rom_lock(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 {
-	int i;
 	int done = 0, timeout = 0;
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	while (!done) {
 		/* acquire semaphore2 from PCI HW block */
-
 		done = qla4_82xx_rd_32(ha, QLA82XX_PCIE_REG(PCIE_SEM2_LOCK));
 		if (done == 1)
 			break;
@@ -887,14 +890,7 @@ qla4_82xx_rom_lock(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 			return -1;
 
 		timeout++;
-
-		/* Yield CPU */
-		if (!in_interrupt())
-			schedule();
-		else {
-			for (i = 0; i < 20; i++)
-				cpu_relax();    /*This a nop instr on i386*/
-		}
+		msleep(20);
 	}
 	qla4_82xx_wr_32(ha, QLA82XX_ROM_LOCK_ID, ROM_LOCK_DRIVER);
 	return 0;