diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
index cf19b898ba9b..ba621083830a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
@@ -654,11 +654,7 @@ ixgb_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t data)
 
 	mod_timer(&adapter->blink_timer, jiffies);
 
-	if (data)
-		schedule_timeout_interruptible(data * HZ);
-	else
-		schedule_timeout_interruptible(MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
-
+	msleep_interruptible(data * 1000);
 	del_timer_sync(&adapter->blink_timer);
 	ixgb_led_off(&adapter->hw);
 	clear_bit(IXGB_LED_ON, &adapter->led_status);