diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
index 2c0cc72..b75bf50 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ notrace __kprobes void perfctr_irq(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 	if (!touched && __get_cpu_var(last_irq_sum) == sum) {
 		local_inc(&__get_cpu_var(alert_counter));
-		if (local_read(&__get_cpu_var(alert_counter)) == 5 * nmi_hz)
+		if (local_read(&__get_cpu_var(alert_counter)) == 30 * nmi_hz)
 			die_nmi("BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP",
 				regs, panic_on_timeout);
 	} else {