diff --git a/drivers/soc/microchip/mpfs-sys-controller.c b/drivers/soc/microchip/mpfs-sys-controller.c
index 12039cb38b33..738ecd624d64 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/microchip/mpfs-sys-controller.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/microchip/mpfs-sys-controller.c
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/mailbox_client.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <soc/microchip/mpfs.h>
 
+#define MPFS_SYS_CTRL_TIMEOUT_MS 100
+
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(transaction_lock);
 
 struct mpfs_sys_controller {
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ struct mpfs_sys_controller {
 
 int mpfs_blocking_transaction(struct mpfs_sys_controller *sys_controller, struct mpfs_mss_msg *msg)
 {
+	unsigned long timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(MPFS_SYS_CTRL_TIMEOUT_MS);
 	int ret, err;
 
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&transaction_lock);
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ int mpfs_blocking_transaction(struct mpfs_sys_controller *sys_controller, struct
 
 	ret = mbox_send_message(sys_controller->chan, msg);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&sys_controller->c, HZ)) {
+		if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&sys_controller->c, timeout)) {
 			ret = 0;
 		} else {
 			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;