diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
index 71921cabe15a..1747ab6410a9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
@@ -6203,7 +6203,7 @@ static int goto_offline(struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd, u8 rem_reason)
 
 	if (do_wait) {
 		/* it can take a while for the link to go down */
-		ret = wait_phy_linkstate(dd, PLS_OFFLINE, 5000);
+		ret = wait_phy_linkstate(dd, PLS_OFFLINE, 10000);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}