diff --git a/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c b/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
index a200a2174611..bf45ac450954 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ rpi_firmware_transaction(struct rpi_firmware *fw, u32 chan, u32 data)
 	reinit_completion(&fw->c);
 	ret = mbox_send_message(fw->chan, &message);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		wait_for_completion(&fw->c);
-		ret = 0;
+		if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&fw->c, HZ)) {
+			ret = 0;
+		} else {
+			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+			WARN_ONCE(1, "Firmware transaction timeout");
+		}
 	} else {
 		dev_err(fw->cl.dev, "mbox_send_message returned %d\n", ret);
 	}