diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index f888a443a067..eb26cd1f5571 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -10130,15 +10130,9 @@ static void i40e_rebuild(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit, bool lock_acquired)
 	}
 	i40e_get_oem_version(&pf->hw);
 
-	if (test_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED, pf->state) &&
-	    ((hw->aq.fw_maj_ver == 4 && hw->aq.fw_min_ver <= 33) ||
-	     hw->aq.fw_maj_ver < 4) && hw->mac.type == I40E_MAC_XL710) {
-		/* The following delay is necessary for 4.33 firmware and older
-		 * to recover after EMP reset. 200 ms should suffice but we
-		 * put here 300 ms to be sure that FW is ready to operate
-		 * after reset.
-		 */
-		mdelay(300);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(__I40E_EMP_RESET_INTR_RECEIVED, pf->state)) {
+		/* The following delay is necessary for firmware update. */
+		mdelay(1000);
 	}
 
 	/* re-verify the eeprom if we just had an EMP reset */