diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
index ddd37d2554ede02c08044642d4f30c2d3307ee57..58db2785512697b2478067aee2cf2ef9978cb4b7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
@@ -946,6 +946,13 @@ static int __devinit fsl_elbc_ctrl_init(struct fsl_elbc_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct fsl_lbc_regs __iomem *lbc = ctrl->regs;
 
+	/*
+	 * NAND transactions can tie up the bus for a long time, so set the
+	 * bus timeout to max by clearing LBCR[BMT] (highest base counter
+	 * value) and setting LBCR[BMTPS] to the highest prescaler value.
+	 */
+	clrsetbits_be32(&lbc->lbcr, LBCR_BMT, 15);
+
 	/* clear event registers */
 	setbits32(&lbc->ltesr, LTESR_NAND_MASK);
 	out_be32(&lbc->lteatr, 0);