diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 729409a4bada..2eba289d88ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -2614,11 +2614,18 @@ void intel_uncore_prune_engine_fw_domains(struct intel_uncore *uncore,
 static void driver_initiated_flr(struct intel_uncore *uncore)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = uncore->i915;
-	const unsigned int flr_timeout_ms = 3000; /* specs recommend a 3s wait */
+	unsigned int flr_timeout_ms;
 	int ret;
 
 	drm_dbg(&i915->drm, "Triggering Driver-FLR\n");
 
+	/*
+	 * The specification recommends a 3 seconds FLR reset timeout. To be
+	 * cautious, we will extend this to 9 seconds, three times the specified
+	 * timeout.
+	 */
+	flr_timeout_ms = 9000;
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure any pending FLR requests have cleared by waiting for the
 	 * FLR trigger bit to go to zero. Also clear GU_DEBUG's DRIVERFLR_STATUS