diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
index 6a4bdc18955a52070d41af4adb61c6728248704a..8c25f596808a9a2b50d9f14b9a750b26fc079b74 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
@@ -251,8 +251,9 @@ static inline int check_obf(struct si_sm_data *kcs, unsigned char status,
 	if (!GET_STATUS_OBF(status)) {
 		kcs->obf_timeout -= time;
 		if (kcs->obf_timeout < 0) {
-		    start_error_recovery(kcs, "OBF not ready in time");
-		    return 1;
+			kcs->obf_timeout = OBF_RETRY_TIMEOUT;
+			start_error_recovery(kcs, "OBF not ready in time");
+			return 1;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}