diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index 6104f61b00fcb02d6cb18b68dba54dcea3f16045..21b10f9840c95e29cd177e9e36d93b8d6155b48d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ nouveau_display_scanoutpos_head(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int *vpos, int *hpos,
 	};
 	struct nouveau_display *disp = nouveau_display(crtc->dev);
 	struct drm_vblank_crtc *vblank = &crtc->dev->vblank[drm_crtc_index(crtc)];
-	int ret, retry = 1;
+	int ret, retry = 20;
 
 	do {
 		ret = nvif_mthd(&disp->disp, 0, &args, sizeof(args));