diff --git a/net/ncsi/internal.h b/net/ncsi/internal.h
index 26e929595b5e..13290a70fa71 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/internal.h
+++ b/net/ncsi/internal.h
@@ -187,9 +187,15 @@ struct ncsi_channel {
 	struct ncsi_channel_mode    modes[NCSI_MODE_MAX];
 	struct ncsi_channel_filter  *filters[NCSI_FILTER_MAX];
 	struct ncsi_channel_stats   stats;
-	struct timer_list           timer;	/* Link monitor timer  */
-	bool                        enabled;	/* Timer is enabled    */
-	unsigned int                timeout;	/* Times of timeout    */
+	struct {
+		struct timer_list   timer;
+		bool                enabled;
+		unsigned int        state;
+#define NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_START	0
+#define NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_RETRY	1
+#define NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_WAIT	2
+#define NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_WAIT_MAX	5
+	} monitor;
 	struct list_head            node;
 	struct list_head            link;
 };
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
index adf5401817c2..4742c7c6c748 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(unsigned long data)
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = np->ndp;
 	struct ncsi_cmd_arg nca;
 	bool enabled, chained;
-	unsigned int timeout;
+	unsigned int monitor_state;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int state, ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
 	state = nc->state;
 	chained = !list_empty(&nc->link);
-	timeout = nc->timeout;
-	enabled = nc->enabled;
+	enabled = nc->monitor.enabled;
+	monitor_state = nc->monitor.state;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 
 	if (!enabled || chained)
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(unsigned long data)
 	    state != NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE)
 		return;
 
-	if (!(timeout % 2)) {
+	switch (monitor_state) {
+	case NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_START:
+	case NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_RETRY:
 		nca.ndp = ndp;
 		nca.package = np->id;
 		nca.channel = nc->id;
@@ -201,12 +203,16 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(unsigned long data)
 				   ret);
 			return;
 		}
-	}
 
-	if (timeout + 1 >= 3) {
+		break;
+	case NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_WAIT ... NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_WAIT_MAX:
+		break;
+	default:
 		if (!(ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA) &&
-		    state == NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE)
+		    state == NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE) {
 			ncsi_report_link(ndp, true);
+			ndp->flags |= NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE;
+		}
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
 		nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_INVISIBLE;
@@ -221,10 +227,9 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(unsigned long data)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
-	nc->timeout = timeout + 1;
-	nc->enabled = true;
+	nc->monitor.state++;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
-	mod_timer(&nc->timer, jiffies + HZ * (1 << (nc->timeout / 2)));
+	mod_timer(&nc->monitor.timer, jiffies + HZ);
 }
 
 void ncsi_start_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc)
@@ -232,12 +237,12 @@ void ncsi_start_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(nc->enabled);
-	nc->timeout = 0;
-	nc->enabled = true;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(nc->monitor.enabled);
+	nc->monitor.enabled = true;
+	nc->monitor.state = NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_START;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 
-	mod_timer(&nc->timer, jiffies + HZ * (1 << (nc->timeout / 2)));
+	mod_timer(&nc->monitor.timer, jiffies + HZ);
 }
 
 void ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc)
@@ -245,14 +250,14 @@ void ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
-	if (!nc->enabled) {
+	if (!nc->monitor.enabled) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
-	nc->enabled = false;
+	nc->monitor.enabled = false;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 
-	del_timer_sync(&nc->timer);
+	del_timer_sync(&nc->monitor.timer);
 }
 
 struct ncsi_channel *ncsi_find_channel(struct ncsi_package *np,
@@ -281,8 +286,9 @@ struct ncsi_channel *ncsi_add_channel(struct ncsi_package *np, unsigned char id)
 	nc->id = id;
 	nc->package = np;
 	nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE;
-	nc->enabled = false;
-	setup_timer(&nc->timer, ncsi_channel_monitor, (unsigned long)nc);
+	nc->monitor.enabled = false;
+	setup_timer(&nc->monitor.timer,
+		    ncsi_channel_monitor, (unsigned long)nc);
 	spin_lock_init(&nc->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nc->link);
 	for (index = 0; index < NCSI_CAP_MAX; index++)
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
index 86cdaebd8d9e..087db775b3dc 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gls(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 
 	/* Reset the channel monitor if it has been enabled */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
-	nc->timeout = 0;
+	nc->monitor.state = NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_START;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;