diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 8323ac991ad1..a8c1fb475fa6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -825,13 +825,8 @@ static void panic_nand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 static int nand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 
-	unsigned long timeo = jiffies;
 	int status, state = chip->state;
-
-	if (state == FL_ERASING)
-		timeo += (HZ * 400) / 1000;
-	else
-		timeo += (HZ * 20) / 1000;
+	unsigned long timeo = (state == FL_ERASING ? 400 : 20);
 
 	led_trigger_event(nand_led_trigger, LED_FULL);
 
@@ -849,6 +844,7 @@ static int nand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip)
 	if (in_interrupt() || oops_in_progress)
 		panic_nand_wait(mtd, chip, timeo);
 	else {
+		timeo = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeo);
 		while (time_before(jiffies, timeo)) {
 			if (chip->dev_ready) {
 				if (chip->dev_ready(mtd))