diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
index 3241dc4..3c44fbc8 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@
 #define BIB_IRMC		((1) << 31)
 #define NODE_CAPABILITIES	0x0c0083c0 /* per IEEE 1394 clause 8.3.2.6.5.2 */
 
+/*
+ * IEEE-1394 specifies a default SPLIT_TIMEOUT value of 800 cycles (100 ms),
+ * but we have to make it longer because there are many devices whose firmware
+ * is just too slow for that.
+ */
+#define DEFAULT_SPLIT_TIMEOUT	(2 * 8000)
+
 #define CANON_OUI		0x000085
 
 static void generate_config_rom(struct fw_card *card, __be32 *config_rom)
@@ -512,10 +519,11 @@
 	card->device = device;
 	card->current_tlabel = 0;
 	card->tlabel_mask = 0;
-	card->split_timeout_hi = 0;
-	card->split_timeout_lo = 800 << 19;
-	card->split_timeout_cycles = 800;
-	card->split_timeout_jiffies = DIV_ROUND_UP(HZ, 10);
+	card->split_timeout_hi = DEFAULT_SPLIT_TIMEOUT / 8000;
+	card->split_timeout_lo = (DEFAULT_SPLIT_TIMEOUT % 8000) << 19;
+	card->split_timeout_cycles = DEFAULT_SPLIT_TIMEOUT;
+	card->split_timeout_jiffies =
+			DIV_ROUND_UP(DEFAULT_SPLIT_TIMEOUT * HZ, 8000);
 	card->color = 0;
 	card->broadcast_channel = BROADCAST_CHANNEL_INITIAL;