diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index 47c63968fa45..db66c1be6e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -731,8 +731,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_soft_waitrdy);
 int nand_gpio_waitrdy(struct nand_chip *chip, struct gpio_desc *gpiod,
 		      unsigned long timeout_ms)
 {
-	/* Wait until R/B pin indicates chip is ready or timeout occurs */
-	timeout_ms = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms);
+
+	/*
+	 * Wait until R/B pin indicates chip is ready or timeout occurs.
+	 * +1 below is necessary because if we are now in the last fraction
+	 * of jiffy and msecs_to_jiffies is 1 then we will wait only that
+	 * small jiffy fraction - possibly leading to false timeout.
+	 */
+	timeout_ms = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms) + 1;
 	do {
 		if (gpiod_get_value_cansleep(gpiod))
 			return 0;