diff --git a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h
index 8cca11981c5..d31ee23c9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h
+++ b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct hwicap_driver_config {
 };
 
 /* Number of times to poll the done regsiter */
-#define XHI_MAX_RETRIES     10
+#define XHI_MAX_RETRIES     5000
 
 /************ Constant Definitions *************/