diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
index 373c1a563474..b46be490cd2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ struct be_adapter {
 	u8 port_type;
 	u8 transceiver;
 	u8 generation;		/* BladeEngine ASIC generation */
+	u32 flash_status;
+	struct completion flash_compl;
 
 	bool sriov_enabled;
 	u32 vf_if_handle[BE_MAX_VF];
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
index e79bf8b9af3b..c911bfb55b19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ static int be_mcc_compl_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 
 	compl_status = (compl->status >> CQE_STATUS_COMPL_SHIFT) &
 				CQE_STATUS_COMPL_MASK;
+
+	if ((compl->tag0 == OPCODE_COMMON_WRITE_FLASHROM) &&
+		(compl->tag1 == CMD_SUBSYSTEM_COMMON)) {
+		adapter->flash_status = compl_status;
+		complete(&adapter->flash_compl);
+	}
+
 	if (compl_status == MCC_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		if (compl->tag0 == OPCODE_ETH_GET_STATISTICS) {
 			struct be_cmd_resp_get_stats *resp =
@@ -1417,6 +1424,7 @@ int be_cmd_write_flashrom(struct be_adapter *adapter, struct be_dma_mem *cmd,
 	int status;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
+	adapter->flash_status = 0;
 
 	wrb = wrb_from_mccq(adapter);
 	if (!wrb) {
@@ -1428,6 +1436,7 @@ int be_cmd_write_flashrom(struct be_adapter *adapter, struct be_dma_mem *cmd,
 
 	be_wrb_hdr_prepare(wrb, cmd->size, false, 1,
 			OPCODE_COMMON_WRITE_FLASHROM);
+	wrb->tag1 = CMD_SUBSYSTEM_COMMON;
 
 	be_cmd_hdr_prepare(&req->hdr, CMD_SUBSYSTEM_COMMON,
 		OPCODE_COMMON_WRITE_FLASHROM, cmd->size);
@@ -1439,10 +1448,16 @@ int be_cmd_write_flashrom(struct be_adapter *adapter, struct be_dma_mem *cmd,
 	req->params.op_code = cpu_to_le32(flash_opcode);
 	req->params.data_buf_size = cpu_to_le32(buf_size);
 
-	status = be_mcc_notify_wait(adapter);
+	be_mcc_notify(adapter);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
+
+	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->flash_compl,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(12000)))
+		status = -1;
+	else
+		status = adapter->flash_status;
 
 err:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 1c79c2009e40..aa065c71ddd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2319,6 +2319,7 @@ static int be_ctrl_init(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	spin_lock_init(&adapter->mcc_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&adapter->mcc_cq_lock);
 
+	init_completion(&adapter->flash_compl);
 	pci_save_state(adapter->pdev);
 	return 0;