diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/hwtstamp.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/hwtstamp.c
index ac71910c63c0..a17c16a2ab78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/hwtstamp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/hwtstamp.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_ptp_read(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int addr,
  * within 1ms. Software may enounter delays due to MDIO contention, so
  * the timeout is set accordingly.
  */
-#define TX_TSTAMP_TIMEOUT	msecs_to_jiffies(20)
+#define TX_TSTAMP_TIMEOUT	msecs_to_jiffies(40)
 
 int mv88e6xxx_get_ts_info(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 			  struct ethtool_ts_info *info)