diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-baytrail.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-baytrail.c
index 1749a0f5a9fafada3a19b7bb73c62742a243301a..c0e7c8806342350ceab99b00c24aec17d0954132 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-baytrail.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-baytrail.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "i2c-designware-core.h"
 
-#define SEMAPHORE_TIMEOUT	100
+#define SEMAPHORE_TIMEOUT	500
 #define PUNIT_SEMAPHORE		0x7
 #define PUNIT_SEMAPHORE_CHT	0x10e
 #define PUNIT_SEMAPHORE_BIT	BIT(0)