diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
index 3d9f5c1113aa..2d0a43f1efb4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
  * is broken and panic.  This sets the threshold for how many read
  * attempts we allow before panicking.
  */
-#define EEH_MAX_FAILS	100000
+#define EEH_MAX_FAILS	2100000
 
 /* RTAS tokens */
 static int ibm_set_eeh_option;