diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
index 87dafd0f8d44..b21e071b9862 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define IBMVFC_DRIVER_VERSION		"1.0.4"
 #define IBMVFC_DRIVER_DATE		"(November 14, 2008)"
 
-#define IBMVFC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT	15
+#define IBMVFC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT	60
 #define IBMVFC_INIT_TIMEOUT		120
 #define IBMVFC_MAX_REQUESTS_DEFAULT	100