diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sis.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sis.c
index 5141bd4c9f06135e5e3a5dc30277200a112dc998..ca7dfb3a520ff2c7653d7822d86b88bc442b1840 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sis.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sis.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 #define SIS_CTRL_KERNEL_UP			0x80
 #define SIS_CTRL_KERNEL_PANIC			0x100
-#define SIS_CTRL_READY_TIMEOUT_SECS		30
+#define SIS_CTRL_READY_TIMEOUT_SECS		180
 #define SIS_CTRL_READY_RESUME_TIMEOUT_SECS	90
 #define SIS_CTRL_READY_POLL_INTERVAL_MSECS	10