diff --git a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
index 20cb60afb200c4661b26cdc87a5e76d7604805b1..c11920623009198e555a48d2fbb22d3b4d1f8ce0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ int snd_ac97_mixer(struct snd_ac97_bus *bus, struct snd_ac97_template *template,
 		}
 		/* nothing should be in powerdown mode */
 		snd_ac97_write_cache(ac97, AC97_GENERAL_PURPOSE, 0);
-		end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(120);
+		end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(5000);
 		do {
 			if ((snd_ac97_read(ac97, AC97_POWERDOWN) & 0x0f) == 0x0f)
 				goto __ready_ok;