diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
index 2cb70da63db3..1f60fd125a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ static int lan966x_port_inj_ready(struct lan966x *lan966x, u8 grp)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
-	return readx_poll_timeout(lan966x_port_inj_status, lan966x, val,
-				  QS_INJ_STATUS_FIFO_RDY_GET(val) & BIT(grp),
-				  READL_SLEEP_US, READL_TIMEOUT_US);
+	return readx_poll_timeout_atomic(lan966x_port_inj_status, lan966x, val,
+					 QS_INJ_STATUS_FIFO_RDY_GET(val) & BIT(grp),
+					 READL_SLEEP_US, READL_TIMEOUT_US);
 }
 
 static int lan966x_port_ifh_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,