diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index d17bbb162810ae4c9f016d8affd502793da05e58..d53b651685ecc4cc640cecfb18f6a05c0a599f79 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -196,8 +196,9 @@ int xhci_reset(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 	if (xhci->quirks & XHCI_INTEL_HOST)
 		udelay(1000);
 
+	// Hack: reduce handshake timeout from 10s 0.5s due to unprogrammed vl805
 	ret = xhci_handshake(&xhci->op_regs->command,
-			CMD_RESET, 0, 10 * 1000 * 1000);
+			CMD_RESET, 0, 500 * 1000);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;