diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
index d9cf7f7602b0..9171a46a9e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct intel_scu_ipc_dev {
 #define IPC_READ_BUFFER		0x90
 
 /* Timeout in jiffies */
-#define IPC_TIMEOUT		(3 * HZ)
+#define IPC_TIMEOUT		(5 * HZ)
 
 static struct intel_scu_ipc_dev *ipcdev; /* Only one for now */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipclock); /* lock used to prevent multiple call to SCU */