diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 6b5a3c3b44582d73e53b74e55e8e7c1ec004ba35..4b489d14a6808ebdf577ce206c589cb06fe9eb1f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -1314,6 +1314,13 @@ static ssize_t scrub_show(struct device *dev,
 	busy = test_bit(ARS_BUSY, &acpi_desc->scrub_flags)
 		&& !test_bit(ARS_CANCEL, &acpi_desc->scrub_flags);
 	rc = sprintf(buf, "%d%s", acpi_desc->scrub_count, busy ? "+\n" : "\n");
+	/* Allow an admin to poll the busy state at a higher rate */
+	if (busy && capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO) && !test_and_set_bit(ARS_POLL,
+				&acpi_desc->scrub_flags)) {
+		acpi_desc->scrub_tmo = 1;
+		mod_delayed_work(nfit_wq, &acpi_desc->dwork, HZ);
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&acpi_desc->init_mutex);
 	device_unlock(dev);
 	return rc;
@@ -3075,6 +3082,7 @@ static void acpi_nfit_scrub(struct work_struct *work)
 	else
 		notify_ars_done(acpi_desc);
 	memset(acpi_desc->ars_status, 0, acpi_desc->max_ars);
+	clear_bit(ARS_POLL, &acpi_desc->scrub_flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&acpi_desc->init_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
index 94710e579598daddfc80f262ccbda20efb38e5a0..b5fd3522abc71626b2d8cfade939ed46266ad5aa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct nfit_mem {
 enum scrub_flags {
 	ARS_BUSY,
 	ARS_CANCEL,
+	ARS_POLL,
 };
 
 struct acpi_nfit_desc {