diff --git a/drivers/spi/dw_spi.c b/drivers/spi/dw_spi.c
index 31620fae77be..521d680af289 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/dw_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/dw_spi.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static inline void mrst_spi_debugfs_remove(struct dw_spi *dws)
 
 static void wait_till_not_busy(struct dw_spi *dws)
 {
-	unsigned long end = jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(1000);
+	unsigned long end = jiffies + 1 + usecs_to_jiffies(1000);
 
 	while (time_before(jiffies, end)) {
 		if (!(dw_readw(dws, sr) & SR_BUSY))