diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/spi.c b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/spi.c
index 5ac42c2dd4..04e5f04553 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/spi.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/spi.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int spi_setup_offset(spi_transaction *trans)
  */
 static int ich_status_poll(u16 bitmask, int wait_til_set)
 {
-	int timeout = 6000; /* This will result in 60 ms */
+	int timeout = 40000; /* This will result in 400 ms */
 	u16 status = 0;
 
 	while (timeout--) {