diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 427bf618c447..cae21632cf07 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 /*
  * Timer values
  */
-#define SSIF_MSG_USEC		20000	/* 20ms between message tries. */
+#define SSIF_MSG_USEC		60000	/* 60ms between message tries. */
 #define SSIF_MSG_PART_USEC	5000	/* 5ms for a message part */
 
 /* How many times to we retry sending/receiving the message. */