diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/bt1-pvt.c b/drivers/hwmon/bt1-pvt.c
index 2600426a3b21..3e1d56585b91 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/bt1-pvt.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/bt1-pvt.c
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ static int pvt_read_data(struct pvt_hwmon *pvt, enum pvt_sensor_type type,
 			 long *val)
 {
 	struct pvt_cache *cache = &pvt->cache[type];
+	unsigned long timeout;
 	u32 data;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -500,7 +501,14 @@ static int pvt_read_data(struct pvt_hwmon *pvt, enum pvt_sensor_type type,
 	pvt_update(pvt->regs + PVT_INTR_MASK, PVT_INTR_DVALID, 0);
 	pvt_update(pvt->regs + PVT_CTRL, PVT_CTRL_EN, PVT_CTRL_EN);
 
-	wait_for_completion(&cache->conversion);
+	/*
+	 * Wait with timeout since in case if the sensor is suddenly powered
+	 * down the request won't be completed and the caller will hang up on
+	 * this procedure until the power is back up again. Multiply the
+	 * timeout by the factor of two to prevent a false timeout.
+	 */
+	timeout = 2 * usecs_to_jiffies(ktime_to_us(pvt->timeout));
+	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&cache->conversion, timeout);
 
 	pvt_update(pvt->regs + PVT_CTRL, PVT_CTRL_EN, 0);
 	pvt_update(pvt->regs + PVT_INTR_MASK, PVT_INTR_DVALID,
@@ -510,6 +518,9 @@ static int pvt_read_data(struct pvt_hwmon *pvt, enum pvt_sensor_type type,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&pvt->iface_mtx);
 
+	if (!ret)
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+
 	if (type == PVT_TEMP)
 		*val = pvt_calc_poly(&poly_N_to_temp, data);
 	else