diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
index d49cbe2738a8..5157e3cb4b9e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
@@ -478,6 +478,28 @@ struct mtd_info *cfi_cmdset_0001(struct map_info *map, int primary)
 		else
 			cfi->chips[i].erase_time = 2000000;
 
+		if (cfi->cfiq->WordWriteTimeoutTyp &&
+		    cfi->cfiq->WordWriteTimeoutMax)
+			cfi->chips[i].word_write_time_max =
+				1<<(cfi->cfiq->WordWriteTimeoutTyp +
+				    cfi->cfiq->WordWriteTimeoutMax);
+		else
+			cfi->chips[i].word_write_time_max = 50000 * 8;
+
+		if (cfi->cfiq->BufWriteTimeoutTyp &&
+		    cfi->cfiq->BufWriteTimeoutMax)
+			cfi->chips[i].buffer_write_time_max =
+				1<<(cfi->cfiq->BufWriteTimeoutTyp +
+				    cfi->cfiq->BufWriteTimeoutMax);
+
+		if (cfi->cfiq->BlockEraseTimeoutTyp &&
+		    cfi->cfiq->BlockEraseTimeoutMax)
+			cfi->chips[i].erase_time_max =
+				1000<<(cfi->cfiq->BlockEraseTimeoutTyp +
+				       cfi->cfiq->BlockEraseTimeoutMax);
+		else
+			cfi->chips[i].erase_time_max = 2000000 * 8;
+
 		cfi->chips[i].ref_point_counter = 0;
 		init_waitqueue_head(&(cfi->chips[i].wq));
 	}
@@ -1012,7 +1034,7 @@ static void __xipram xip_enable(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 
 static int __xipram xip_wait_for_operation(
 		struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
-		unsigned long adr, unsigned int chip_op_time )
+		unsigned long adr, unsigned int chip_op_time_max)
 {
 	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
 	struct cfi_pri_intelext *cfip = cfi->cmdset_priv;
@@ -1021,7 +1043,7 @@ static int __xipram xip_wait_for_operation(
 	flstate_t oldstate, newstate;
 
        	start = xip_currtime();
-	usec = chip_op_time * 8;
+	usec = chip_op_time_max;
 	if (usec == 0)
 		usec = 500000;
 	done = 0;
@@ -1131,8 +1153,8 @@ static int __xipram xip_wait_for_operation(
 #define XIP_INVAL_CACHED_RANGE(map, from, size)  \
 	INVALIDATE_CACHED_RANGE(map, from, size)
 
-#define INVAL_CACHE_AND_WAIT(map, chip, cmd_adr, inval_adr, inval_len, usec) \
-	xip_wait_for_operation(map, chip, cmd_adr, usec)
+#define INVAL_CACHE_AND_WAIT(map, chip, cmd_adr, inval_adr, inval_len, usec, usec_max) \
+	xip_wait_for_operation(map, chip, cmd_adr, usec_max)
 
 #else
 
@@ -1144,7 +1166,7 @@ static int __xipram xip_wait_for_operation(
 static int inval_cache_and_wait_for_operation(
 		struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 		unsigned long cmd_adr, unsigned long inval_adr, int inval_len,
-		unsigned int chip_op_time)
+		unsigned int chip_op_time, unsigned int chip_op_time_max)
 {
 	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
 	map_word status, status_OK = CMD(0x80);
@@ -1156,8 +1178,7 @@ static int inval_cache_and_wait_for_operation(
 		INVALIDATE_CACHED_RANGE(map, inval_adr, inval_len);
 	spin_lock(chip->mutex);
 
-	/* set our timeout to 8 times the expected delay */
-	timeo = chip_op_time * 8;
+	timeo = chip_op_time_max;
 	if (!timeo)
 		timeo = 500000;
 	reset_timeo = timeo;
@@ -1217,8 +1238,8 @@ static int inval_cache_and_wait_for_operation(
 
 #endif
 
-#define WAIT_TIMEOUT(map, chip, adr, udelay) \
-	INVAL_CACHE_AND_WAIT(map, chip, adr, 0, 0, udelay);
+#define WAIT_TIMEOUT(map, chip, adr, udelay, udelay_max) \
+	INVAL_CACHE_AND_WAIT(map, chip, adr, 0, 0, udelay, udelay_max);
 
 
 static int do_point_onechip (struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, loff_t adr, size_t len)
@@ -1452,7 +1473,8 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 
 	ret = INVAL_CACHE_AND_WAIT(map, chip, adr,
 				   adr, map_bankwidth(map),
-				   chip->word_write_time);
+				   chip->word_write_time,
+				   chip->word_write_time_max);
 	if (ret) {
 		xip_enable(map, chip, adr);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: word write error (status timeout)\n", map->name);
@@ -1623,7 +1645,7 @@ static int __xipram do_write_buffer(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 
 	chip->state = FL_WRITING_TO_BUFFER;
 	map_write(map, write_cmd, cmd_adr);
-	ret = WAIT_TIMEOUT(map, chip, cmd_adr, 0);
+	ret = WAIT_TIMEOUT(map, chip, cmd_adr, 0, 0);
 	if (ret) {
 		/* Argh. Not ready for write to buffer */
 		map_word Xstatus = map_read(map, cmd_adr);
@@ -1692,7 +1714,8 @@ static int __xipram do_write_buffer(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 
 	ret = INVAL_CACHE_AND_WAIT(map, chip, cmd_adr,
 				   initial_adr, initial_len,
-				   chip->buffer_write_time);
+				   chip->buffer_write_time,
+				   chip->buffer_write_time_max);
 	if (ret) {
 		map_write(map, CMD(0x70), cmd_adr);
 		chip->state = FL_STATUS;
@@ -1827,7 +1850,8 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 
 	ret = INVAL_CACHE_AND_WAIT(map, chip, adr,
 				   adr, len,
-				   chip->erase_time);
+				   chip->erase_time,
+				   chip->erase_time_max);
 	if (ret) {
 		map_write(map, CMD(0x70), adr);
 		chip->state = FL_STATUS;
@@ -2006,7 +2030,7 @@ static int __xipram do_xxlock_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip
 	 */
 	udelay = (!extp || !(extp->FeatureSupport & (1 << 5))) ? 1000000/HZ : 0;
 
-	ret = WAIT_TIMEOUT(map, chip, adr, udelay);
+	ret = WAIT_TIMEOUT(map, chip, adr, udelay, udelay * 100);
 	if (ret) {
 		map_write(map, CMD(0x70), adr);
 		chip->state = FL_STATUS;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/flashchip.h b/include/linux/mtd/flashchip.h
index 08dd131301c1..d4f38c5fd44e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/flashchip.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/flashchip.h
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ struct flchip {
 	int buffer_write_time;
 	int erase_time;
 
+	int word_write_time_max;
+	int buffer_write_time_max;
+	int erase_time_max;
+
 	void *priv;
 };