if (frozen_pdn->eeh_freeze_count > EEH_MAX_ALLOWED_FREEZES)
                goto excess_failures;
 
-       /* Get the current PCI slot state. */
-       rc = eeh_wait_for_slot_status (frozen_pdn, MAX_WAIT_FOR_RECOVERY*1000);
-       if (rc < 0) {
-               printk(KERN_WARNING "EEH: Permanent failure\n");
-               goto hard_fail;
-       }
-
        printk(KERN_WARNING
           "EEH: This PCI device has failed %d times in the last hour:\n",
                frozen_pdn->eeh_freeze_count);
         */
        pci_walk_bus(frozen_bus, eeh_report_error, &result);
 
+       /* Get the current PCI slot state. This can take a long time,
+        * sometimes over 3 seconds for certain systems. */
+       rc = eeh_wait_for_slot_status (frozen_pdn, MAX_WAIT_FOR_RECOVERY*1000);
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "EEH: Permanent failure\n");
+               goto hard_fail;
+       }
+
        /* Since rtas may enable MMIO when posting the error log,
         * don't post the error log until after all dev drivers
         * have been informed.