diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index 67e96fc4f9b5..d8ed205e6b43 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ static int usbtmc488_ioctl_read_stb(struct usbtmc_file_data *file_data,
 	__u8 stb;
 	int rv;
 	long wait_rv;
+	unsigned long expire;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Enter ioctl_read_stb iin_ep_present: %d\n",
 		data->iin_ep_present);
@@ -528,10 +529,11 @@ static int usbtmc488_ioctl_read_stb(struct usbtmc_file_data *file_data,
 	}
 
 	if (data->iin_ep_present) {
+		expire = msecs_to_jiffies(file_data->timeout);
 		wait_rv = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(
 			data->waitq,
 			atomic_read(&data->iin_data_valid) != 0,
-			file_data->timeout);
+			expire);
 		if (wait_rv < 0) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "wait interrupted %ld\n", wait_rv);
 			rv = wait_rv;