diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index c4fcb1ad6d4d..f0d3d69fde9a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -609,11 +609,11 @@ static int __mmc_blk_ioctl_cmd(struct mmc_card *card, struct mmc_blk_data *md,
 
 	if (idata->rpmb || (cmd.flags & MMC_RSP_R1B) == MMC_RSP_R1B) {
 		/*
-		 * Ensure RPMB/R1B command has completed by polling CMD13
-		 * "Send Status".
+		 * Ensure RPMB/R1B command has completed by polling CMD13 "Send Status". Here we
+		 * allow to override the default timeout value if a custom timeout is specified.
 		 */
-		err = mmc_poll_for_busy(card, MMC_BLK_TIMEOUT_MS, false,
-					MMC_BUSY_IO);
+		err = mmc_poll_for_busy(card, idata->ic.cmd_timeout_ms ? : MMC_BLK_TIMEOUT_MS,
+					false, MMC_BUSY_IO);
 	}
 
 	return err;