diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand_ecc.h b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand_ecc.h
index 834d6944..71137db8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand_ecc.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand_ecc.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 #define PMECC_LOOKUP_TABLE_SIZE_1024		0x4000
 
 /* Time out value for reading PMECC status register */
-#define PMECC_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS			100
+#define PMECC_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS			300
 
 /* Reserved bytes in oob area */
 #define PMECC_OOB_RESERVED_BYTES		2