diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
index efca509b92b0..5935fd6d1a05 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ struct NCR5380_cmd {
 #define NCR5380_PIO_CHUNK_SIZE		256
 
 /* Time limit (ms) to poll registers when IRQs are disabled, e.g. during PDMA */
-#define NCR5380_REG_POLL_TIME		15
+#define NCR5380_REG_POLL_TIME		10
 
 static inline struct scsi_cmnd *NCR5380_to_scmd(struct NCR5380_cmd *ncmd_ptr)
 {