diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index 04b3ac17531d..7865feb8e5e8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -2891,8 +2891,10 @@ static int ibmvfc_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
-	if (sdev->type == TYPE_DISK)
+	if (sdev->type == TYPE_DISK) {
 		sdev->allow_restart = 1;
+		blk_queue_rq_timeout(sdev->request_queue, 120 * HZ);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 }