diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index 5a3f2235892a..a232dfc1cd4a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ int nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 
 	set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE);
 	nvme_submit_cmd(nvmeq, cmd);
-	schedule();
+	schedule_timeout(timeout);
 
 	if (cmdinfo.status == -EINTR) {
 		nvme_abort_command(nvmeq, cmdid);