diff --git a/plat/marvell/a8k/common/mss/mss_pm_ipc.c b/plat/marvell/a8k/common/mss/mss_pm_ipc.c
index 6ff4abccae8c2f7c3a0a7f5f2ebdd9a61a08ea8c..d1297b07b00c3aa7bb193a6c24fa562a56cd905e 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/a8k/common/mss/mss_pm_ipc.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/a8k/common/mss/mss_pm_ipc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #define MSS_MSG_INT_MASK	(0x80000000)
 #define MSS_TIMER_BASE		(MVEBU_REGS_BASE_MASK + 0x580110)
-#define MSS_TRIGGER_TIMEOUT	(1000)
+#define MSS_TRIGGER_TIMEOUT	(2000)
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * mss_pm_ipc_msg_send