diff --git a/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-plugin-thunderbolt.c b/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-plugin-thunderbolt.c
index 8a5f4b853..45118625c 100644
--- a/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-plugin-thunderbolt.c
+++ b/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-plugin-thunderbolt.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GUdevDevice, g_object_unref)
 #pragma clang diagnostic pop
 #endif
 
-#define TBT_NVM_RETRY_TIMEOUT	20 /* ms */
+#define TBT_NVM_RETRY_TIMEOUT	200 /* ms */
 
 typedef void (*UEventNotify) (FuPlugin	  *plugin,
 			      GUdevDevice *udevice,