diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon.c
index 935585e..ca489f3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-octeon.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static struct i2c_adapter octeon_i2c_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name = "OCTEON adapter",
 	.algo = &octeon_i2c_algo,
-	.timeout = 2,
+	.timeout = HZ/50,
 };
 
 /**