diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index a1727a0e1bdd..117c2336f333 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ extern struct bus_type scsi_bus_type;
  * classes.
  */
 
-#define SCSI_DEVICE_BLOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT	(HZ*60)
+#define SCSI_DEVICE_BLOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT	600	/* units in seconds */
 extern int scsi_internal_device_block(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 extern int scsi_internal_device_unblock(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index c76e73a3ffbe..df6263dfd791 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static DECLARE_TRANSPORT_CLASS(fc_rport_class,
  *   should insulate the loss of a remote port.
  *   The maximum will be capped by the value of SCSI_DEVICE_BLOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT.
  */
-static unsigned int fc_dev_loss_tmo = SCSI_DEVICE_BLOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT;
+static unsigned int fc_dev_loss_tmo = 60;		/* seconds */
 
 module_param_named(dev_loss_tmo, fc_dev_loss_tmo, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev_loss_tmo,