diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
index 7f3badee9b10..bfbba6d1f500 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int __mmc_switch(struct mmc_card *card, u8 set, u8 index, u8 value,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Must check status to be sure of no errors */
-	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MMC_OPS_TIMEOUT_MS);
+	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MMC_OPS_TIMEOUT_MS) + 1;
 	do {
 		err = mmc_send_status(card, &status);
 		if (err)