diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/i8042.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/i8042.c
index 50d013dbaf..84bad55371 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/i8042.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/i8042.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static u8 i8042_wait_cmd_rdy(void)
  */
 static u8 i8042_wait_data_rdy(void)
 {
-	int retries = 10000;
+	int retries = 30000;
 	while (retries-- && !(read_status() & OBF))
 		udelay(50);