diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 8f1a098..d1a76a6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@
 qla2x00_eh_wait_on_command(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 #define ABORT_POLLING_PERIOD	1000
-#define ABORT_WAIT_ITER		((10 * 1000) / (ABORT_POLLING_PERIOD))
+#define ABORT_WAIT_ITER		((2 * 1000) / (ABORT_POLLING_PERIOD))
 	unsigned long wait_iter = ABORT_WAIT_ITER;
 	scsi_qla_host_t *vha = shost_priv(cmd->device->host);
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;