diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 25f51ca..a805dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -1680,12 +1680,32 @@ void ath10k_wmi_put_wmi_channel(struct wmi_channel *ch,
 
 int ath10k_wmi_wait_for_service_ready(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
-	unsigned long time_left;
+	unsigned long time_left, i;
 
 	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->wmi.service_ready,
 						WMI_SERVICE_READY_TIMEOUT_HZ);
-	if (!time_left)
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	if (!time_left) {
+		/* Sometimes the PCI HIF doesn't receive interrupt
+		 * for the service ready message even if the buffer
+		 * was completed. PCIe sniffer shows that it's
+		 * because the corresponding CE ring doesn't fires
+		 * it. Workaround here by polling CE rings once.
+		 */
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to receive service ready completion, polling..\n");
+
+		for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT; i++)
+			ath10k_hif_send_complete_check(ar, i, 1);
+
+		time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->wmi.service_ready,
+							WMI_SERVICE_READY_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+		if (!time_left) {
+			ath10k_warn(ar, "polling timed out\n");
+			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+		}
+
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "service ready completion received, continuing normally\n");
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }