diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
index 15e4f1d92c79..75b69847918e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void __devinit quirk_usb_disable_ehci(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 			/* if boot firmware now owns EHCI, spin till
 			 * it hands it over.
 			 */
-			msec = 5000;
+			msec = 1000;
 			while ((cap & EHCI_USBLEGSUP_BIOS) && (msec > 0)) {
 				tried_handoff = 1;
 				msleep(10);