diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
index 5f2396c03958924393864718485d1de683bda6b1..50120c8c164b7fae2e24c36b96e220449c34a6b8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
@@ -1386,8 +1386,10 @@ static int ibmvscsi_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	unsigned long lock_flags = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, lock_flags);
-	if (sdev->type == TYPE_DISK)
+	if (sdev->type == TYPE_DISK) {
 		sdev->allow_restart = 1;
+		sdev->timeout = 60 * HZ;
+	}
 	scsi_adjust_queue_depth(sdev, 0, shost->cmd_per_lun);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, lock_flags);
 	return 0;