diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
index 3aeef70caa96..a9fe3784932f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
@@ -285,7 +285,11 @@ static int xilinx_spi_txrx_bufs(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t)
 
 		if (use_irq) {
 			xspi->write_fn(cr, xspi->regs + XSPI_CR_OFFSET);
-			wait_for_completion(&xspi->done);
+			if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&xspi->done, secs_to_jiffies(1))) {
+				dev_err(&spi->dev, "SPI transfer timed out\n");
+				xspi_init_hw(xspi);
+				return -ETIMEDOUT;
+			}
 			/* A transmit has just completed. Process received data
 			 * and check for more data to transmit. Always inhibit
 			 * the transmitter while the Isr refills the transmit