diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 2714becc2eaf..8c9b275f71a7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int scsi_setup_discard_cmnd(struct scsi_device *sdp, struct request *rq)
 
 static int scsi_setup_flush_cmnd(struct scsi_device *sdp, struct request *rq)
 {
-	rq->timeout = SD_TIMEOUT;
+	rq->timeout = SD_FLUSH_TIMEOUT;
 	rq->retries = SD_MAX_RETRIES;
 	rq->cmd[0] = SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE;
 	rq->cmd_len = 10;
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ static int sd_sync_cache(struct scsi_disk *sdkp)
 		 * flush everything.
 		 */
 		res = scsi_execute_req(sdp, cmd, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0, &sshdr,
-				       SD_TIMEOUT, SD_MAX_RETRIES, NULL);
+				       SD_FLUSH_TIMEOUT, SD_MAX_RETRIES, NULL);
 		if (res == 0)
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.h b/drivers/scsi/sd.h
index f81a9309e6de..315ce9d96b1f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 #define SD_TIMEOUT		(30 * HZ)
 #define SD_MOD_TIMEOUT		(75 * HZ)
+#define SD_FLUSH_TIMEOUT	(60 * HZ)
 
 /*
  * Number of allowed retries