diff --git a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
index e9f0706ed3e4..d0ccfc68c522 100644
--- a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
+++ b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(opl3_port, "OPL3 port # for Riptide driver.");
 
 #define MAX_WRITE_RETRY  10	/* cmd interface limits */
 #define MAX_ERROR_COUNT  10
-#define CMDIF_TIMEOUT    500000
+#define CMDIF_TIMEOUT    50000
 #define RESET_TRIES      5
 
 #define READ_PORT_ULONG(p)     inl((unsigned long)&(p))