diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h
index 2d020c3fbfad3e525bf74307988dad6e4510c3a1..5d1e395afc2bd262b4747a73db1fb68077ce4a71 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Atmel Corporation
  */
 
-/* Common parameters */
-#define SPI_FLASH_PROG_TIMEOUT		((10 * CONFIG_SYS_HZ) / 1000)
-#define SPI_FLASH_PAGE_ERASE_TIMEOUT	((50 * CONFIG_SYS_HZ) / 1000)
+/* Common parameters -- kind of high, but they should only occur when there
+ * is a problem (and well your system already is broken), so err on the side
+ * of caution in case we're dealing with slower SPI buses and/or processors.
+ */
+#define SPI_FLASH_PROG_TIMEOUT		(2 * CONFIG_SYS_HZ)
+#define SPI_FLASH_PAGE_ERASE_TIMEOUT	(5 * CONFIG_SYS_HZ)
 #define SPI_FLASH_SECTOR_ERASE_TIMEOUT	(10 * CONFIG_SYS_HZ)
 
 /* Common commands */