diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
index 655497cead12..f984a5ab2c6f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ int r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(struct intf_priv *pintfpriv, u8 request, u16 value,
 		memcpy(pIo_buf, pdata, len);
 	}
 	status = usb_control_msg(udev, pipe, request, reqtype, value, index,
-				 pIo_buf, len, HZ / 2);
+				 pIo_buf, len, 500);
 	if (status > 0) {  /* Success this control transfer. */
 		if (requesttype == 0x01) {
 			/* For Control read transfer, we have to copy the read