diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
index 9a52b984620f..670ecb456d48 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static void sci_controller_set_default_config_parameters(struct isci_host *ihost
 	ihost->user_parameters.ssp_inactivity_timeout = 5;
 	ihost->user_parameters.stp_max_occupancy_timeout = 5;
 	ihost->user_parameters.ssp_max_occupancy_timeout = 20;
-	ihost->user_parameters.no_outbound_task_timeout = 20;
+	ihost->user_parameters.no_outbound_task_timeout = 2;
 }
 
 static void controller_timeout(unsigned long data)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
index 1047108ba4de..3c4ddad97053 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, isci_id_table);
 
 /* linux isci specific settings */
 
-unsigned char no_outbound_task_to = 20;
+unsigned char no_outbound_task_to = 2;
 module_param(no_outbound_task_to, byte, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(no_outbound_task_to, "No Outbound Task Timeout (1us incr)");