diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
index 58a53a641754ba74fefd04fa048c649cc6f4faee..569ad8bfd3833448aec6625f0b1bd87a6441d1a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #define KAWETH_TX_TIMEOUT		(5 * HZ)
 #define KAWETH_SCRATCH_SIZE		32
 #define KAWETH_FIRMWARE_BUF_SIZE	4096
-#define KAWETH_CONTROL_TIMEOUT		(30 * HZ)
+#define KAWETH_CONTROL_TIMEOUT		(30000)
 
 #define KAWETH_STATUS_BROKEN		0x0000001
 #define KAWETH_STATUS_CLOSING		0x0000002