diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
index 889e40329956..93da23682d86 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
@@ -850,9 +850,10 @@ static int gpmi_nfc_compute_timings(struct gpmi_nand_data *this,
 	unsigned int tRP_ps;
 	bool use_half_period;
 	int sample_delay_ps, sample_delay_factor;
-	u16 busy_timeout_cycles;
+	unsigned int busy_timeout_cycles;
 	u8 wrn_dly_sel;
 	unsigned long clk_rate, min_rate;
+	u64 busy_timeout_ps;
 
 	if (sdr->tRC_min >= 30000) {
 		/* ONFI non-EDO modes [0-3] */
@@ -885,7 +886,8 @@ static int gpmi_nfc_compute_timings(struct gpmi_nand_data *this,
 	addr_setup_cycles = TO_CYCLES(sdr->tALS_min, period_ps);
 	data_setup_cycles = TO_CYCLES(sdr->tDS_min, period_ps);
 	data_hold_cycles = TO_CYCLES(sdr->tDH_min, period_ps);
-	busy_timeout_cycles = TO_CYCLES(sdr->tWB_max + sdr->tR_max, period_ps);
+	busy_timeout_ps = max(sdr->tBERS_max, sdr->tPROG_max);
+	busy_timeout_cycles = TO_CYCLES(busy_timeout_ps, period_ps);
 
 	hw->timing0 = BF_GPMI_TIMING0_ADDRESS_SETUP(addr_setup_cycles) |
 		      BF_GPMI_TIMING0_DATA_HOLD(data_hold_cycles) |