diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
index b5d243b28f9a..577d15fb5bd2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "greybus.h"
 #include "greybus_trace.h"
 
-#define GB_INTERFACE_MODE_SWITCH_TIMEOUT	1000
+#define GB_INTERFACE_MODE_SWITCH_TIMEOUT	2000
 
 #define GB_INTERFACE_DEVICE_ID_BAD	0xff