diff --git a/drivers/storage/ided/src/ide.rs b/drivers/storage/ided/src/ide.rs
index c6632e266a..5faf3250d4 100644
--- a/drivers/storage/ided/src/ide.rs
+++ b/drivers/storage/ided/src/ide.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use syscall::error::{Error, Result, EIO};
 use common::dma::Dma;
 use common::io::{Io, Pio, ReadOnly, WriteOnly};
 
-static TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::new(1, 0);
+const TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::new(5, 0);
 
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum AtaCommand {