diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index f03963a972fc702dc0d39a2aff855c57a23c6fea..e16a9cf442c1b3992537fe0597558d1c8274ca0e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -3751,14 +3751,6 @@ static ssize_t ipr_store_update_fw(struct device *dev,
 
 	image_hdr = (struct ipr_ucode_image_header *)fw_entry->data;
 
-	if (be32_to_cpu(image_hdr->header_length) > fw_entry->size ||
-	    (ioa_cfg->vpd_cbs->page3_data.card_type &&
-	     ioa_cfg->vpd_cbs->page3_data.card_type != image_hdr->card_type)) {
-		dev_err(&ioa_cfg->pdev->dev, "Invalid microcode buffer\n");
-		release_firmware(fw_entry);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	src = (u8 *)image_hdr + be32_to_cpu(image_hdr->header_length);
 	dnld_size = fw_entry->size - be32_to_cpu(image_hdr->header_length);
 	sglist = ipr_alloc_ucode_buffer(dnld_size);
@@ -3777,6 +3769,8 @@ static ssize_t ipr_store_update_fw(struct device *dev,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	ipr_info("Updating microcode, please be patient.  This may take up to 30 minutes.\n");
+
 	result = ipr_update_ioa_ucode(ioa_cfg, sglist);
 
 	if (!result)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
index f9766f84d91c311a5ad94ed829df5bf0bb10855e..0cbf58f6ae5d668e9aa6edfa397d9e5e01081dab 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 #define IPR_CANCEL_ALL_TIMEOUT		(ipr_fastfail ? 10 * HZ : 30 * HZ)
 #define IPR_ABORT_TASK_TIMEOUT		(ipr_fastfail ? 10 * HZ : 30 * HZ)
 #define IPR_INTERNAL_TIMEOUT			(ipr_fastfail ? 10 * HZ : 30 * HZ)
-#define IPR_WRITE_BUFFER_TIMEOUT		(10 * 60 * HZ)
+#define IPR_WRITE_BUFFER_TIMEOUT		(30 * 60 * HZ)
 #define IPR_SET_SUP_DEVICE_TIMEOUT		(2 * 60 * HZ)
 #define IPR_REQUEST_SENSE_TIMEOUT		(10 * HZ)
 #define IPR_OPERATIONAL_TIMEOUT		(5 * 60)